Learning Outcomes
1. Become familiar with the micronutrients contained in foods, the consituents that determine the sensory characteristics and the additives permitted for food use
2. Understand the mechanism of action of food additives
3. Know the new categories of foods and food constituents
4. Know how to search for information regarding legislation of food additives and new food categories, vitamins and microelements, as well as the daily required dietary quantities.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Food micronutrients (minerals, vitamins). Food constituents that determine the sensory characteristics of edible products. Food additives. New food products and constituents (dietetic foods, food for special population groups, functional foods, novel foods and constituents, genetically modified foods, diet supplements), their legislation and control.
Keywords
food, micronutrients, food additives, novel foods, sensory characteristics of foods, texture, color
Additional bibliography for study
Διδακτικές σημειώσεις (Βιταμίνες, Γ, Μπλέκας)
Διδακτικές σημειώσεις (Ανόργανα συστατικά, Μ. Τσιμίδου)
Επιλεγμένα άρθρα και ιστοσελίδες επίσημων οργανισμών (EFSA, WHO, FAO κλπ)
Κώδικας Τροφίμων και Ποτών
Codex Alimentarius
Ευρωπαϊκή νομοθεσία