Quality and Genuineness of Milk and Dairy Products
A.Y. 2018/2019
Learning objectives
Describe EU regulations on product labelling and on quality
schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Supply students with the ability to choose the specific parameters
and to individuate the specific analytical techniques suitable for
the evaluation of chemical, biochemical and technological quality
and/or possible adulterations of different dairy products.
schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Supply students with the ability to choose the specific parameters
and to individuate the specific analytical techniques suitable for
the evaluation of chemical, biochemical and technological quality
and/or possible adulterations of different dairy products.
Expected learning outcomes
Employment of the different analytical techniques to highlight
quality aspects of milk and other dairy products. Recognition of
possible adulterations; identification and application of appropriate
analytical techniques to highlight them.
Choice of appropriate parameters and analytical techniques to
evidence specific compositional properties of P.D.O. dairy
products, suitable for their characterization and protection from
imitations.
quality aspects of milk and other dairy products. Recognition of
possible adulterations; identification and application of appropriate
analytical techniques to highlight them.
Choice of appropriate parameters and analytical techniques to
evidence specific compositional properties of P.D.O. dairy
products, suitable for their characterization and protection from
imitations.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Legal aspects of food labelling: Regulation (EU) 1169/2011: on the provision of food information to consumers Regulation (EC) 510/2006: on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs Regulation (EU) 1151/2012: on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Basic chemical determinations for dairy products: Proteins and nitrogen fractions (NCN; NPN, etc.) (Kjeldahl; Dumas) Fat (Röse-Gottlieb; Gerber) Lactose/reducing sugars (HPLC; Fehling) Minerals (Ca, salt) Rapid I.R. methods: the Milkoscan Advanced chemical and biochemical determinations for dairy products: High Performance Liquid Chromatography Ion Exchange Chromatography Gas chromatography Enzymatic methods Most frequent adulterations of dairy products and methods suitable to detect them: sale of reconstituted milk powder as liquid milk "fresh" milk from previously pasteurized milkaddition of extraneous lipids to dairy products in order to reach legal fat content Detection of reconstituted milk powder in Mozzarella cheese Detection of cow's milk in buffalo and in ewe's or goat's milk cheese Product characterisation: Evaluation of cheese typicalness (FAA, IEC) Verification of ripening duration (pyro-glutamyl-γ3-casein) Verification of milk heat treatment in raw milk cheeses (ALP) Verification of rind addition to grated cheese (peptides)
Teaching methods
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AGR/16 - AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY - University credits: 6
Laboratories: 32 hours
Lessons: 32 hours
Lessons: 32 hours
Professor:
Hogenboom Johannes Annetta Leonardus Ann