FDS101 Food Processing (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Chemistry (CHEMI)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject provides an overview of the food processing industry. It introduces students to issues such as food safety and nutrition, causes and control of food poisoning and spoilage, diet and health, food laws and regulations, as well as the manufacture of some of the common food products.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: FDS101
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
CHM104 or CHM115 or CHM108 or CHM116
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- * have an understanding of the need for food in living organisms;
- * be familiar with the major constituents of food and their function;
- * appreciate the major causes of food poisoning and spoilage;
- * have a knowledge of the major processes used in food preservation;
- * understand the concepts of mass and energy balance;
- * appreciate the importance of cleaning and sanitation in the food industry;
- * have a basic understanding of requirements for packaging of food;
- * have a knowledge of the major areas of legislation relevant to the food industry
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Topic 1: Food technology - A long history Topic 2: Composition and nutritional value of foods Topic 3: Food poisoning and spoilage Topic 4: Principles of food preservation Topic 5: HACCP Topic 6: Manufactured foods and drinks Topic 7: Sensory aspects of food Topic 8: Changes in foods during processing and storage Topic 9: Australian food laws and regulatory agencies Topic 10: Food, health and disease Topic 11: The future of the Australian food industry
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.