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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course to give a comprehensive overview of the scientific and technical aspects of food packaging
Course Content functions, terminology, materials, properties, manufacture, design, applications, trends and environmental and legal issues of food packaging

Weekly Course Subjects

1Packaging functions and definitions
2Food-package-environment interactions
3Packaging materials - composition and properties
4Formed Packages - components, manufacture, uses and trends
5Quantification of packing propertie
6Food shelf-life determination
7Midterm exam
8Packaging of dry foods, moisture-sensitive foods
9Packaging of heat-processed foods, frozen foods
10Packaging of beverages
11Packaging trends
12Package design for oxygen-sensitive foods
13Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP
14Package reduction, recycling & energy recovery, food packaging laws and regulations

Resources

1-Robertson G.L., Food Packaging - Principles and Practice-2nd ed, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 2006.