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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-546 - FOOD ENGINEERING

Code: GM-546 Course Title: SWEETENERS USED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department FOOD ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FEYZA KIROĞLU ZORLUGENÇ (fkzorlugenc@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
It aims to teach the sweeteners used in the food industry.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 learn about sweeteners with and without energy and have information about their uses. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-2 Has the skills of designing, applying and evaluating scientific research
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
Examination
LO-2 have knowledge about artificial and natural sweeteners. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-3 Integrates knowledge from different disciplines
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
What are the sweeteners used in the food industry, energy-containing sweeteners, energy-free sweeteners, and what characteristics an ideal sweetener should convey.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
2 Sweeteners used in food industry Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
3 Sweeteners containing energy Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
4 Energy-free sweeteners Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
5 The properties of ideal sweeteners Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
6 Bulking agents Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
7 Chemistry of sweeteners based on carbohydrates Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Sweetness value of sweeteners Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
10 Glycemic index Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
11 Sugar alcohols Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
12 Taste as a sensory Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
13 Starch based sweeteners Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
14 Alternative natural sweetener: Stevia Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
15 Repeat of subjects Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 O'Donnell, K., Kearsley, M., 2012. Sweeteners and sugar alternatives in food technology, Wiley-Blackwell, New Delhi, 504 pp.
2 O'Brien-Nabors, L., 2011. Alternative Sweeteners, CRC Press, 587 pp.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 8 16
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 5 20
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 5 20
       e) Term paper/Project 4 4 16
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 5 25
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 5 25
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 168