Course Description:

The course has been designed to give introductory understanding about role of food as functional food for the treatment of different disease. The students will learn about dietary supplements, specially designed diets or herbal products. This course also provide infarmation about functional and nutraceutical food in daily life

    Learning Outcome:

1. To understand the basics of functional foods and their  impact on health & curing of diseases
2. To know how to formulate and prepare different kinds of dietary supplements, specially designed diets or herbal products.
3.  To gain the practical knowledge of food analysis and product development as functional food

Recommended Books:

• Report on Functional Foods. Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation, Rome, Italy.
• Asian Functional Foods. Marcel Dekker/CRC Press, New York, USA.
• .Functional Foods: Biochemical and processing aspects, Vol. 2. CRC Press, New York, USA.
•  Handbook of nutracetical and functional foods, 2nd Ed. CRC Press, New York, USA

Course Contents:

PRACTICALS :

Introduction of composition of milk. Determination of casein, lipids, carbohydrates, phosphorus , Chloride, Calcium and Phosphorous. General information regarding the composition of egg. Estimation of egg white, egg yolk, lipids, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Introduction of composition of wheat and other cereals. Estimation of starch, gliadin, glutelin. Preparation of different product with food fortification,  Preparetion  of ORS and its indications for use, Prepartion and dispense three doses of carminative mixture.

Assessment schedule:

Three tests & one send-up written examination including objective & subjective (SEQs, LEQs) type questions
Weighing of internal assessment(10 % of total marks ) = 50 % passing, 80-95% for good-excellent internal assessment also based on class performance, assignments and attendance.
Written + Practical: 90% of Total Marks

Subject Total Marks: 200

Classes Schedule:

Tuesday: 09:40 AM - 10:20 AM

 Start Date:

February 15, 2021