GID 432 - Food Quality Control Lab

Course Objectives

Develop an ability to perform analytical methods; demonstrate an understanding of handling of chemicals and safety procedures in a laboratory; design an experiment and report data in a scientific format; learn how to write a laboratory notebook; justify the results according to the current regulations and standards; to design a food quality control laboratory; gain an ability to work in teams and develop abilities for effective presentation and discussion of ideas.

Course Description

Laboratory experiments for proximate analysis of foods (moisture, ash, fat, protein, sugar, starch), analysis of food additives (colorants, nitrite, etc.) and quality tests (peroxide, acidity, etc.), application of chemical, physical, instrumental, chromatographic and enzymatic methods used in food quality control. Course is supported with projects.