Advanced Dairy Technologies

The aim of the course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the milk processing technologies used in the modern dairy industry.
The production processes of the main dairy products will be described in detail, paying particular attention to innovative aspects and the relationship between the technological conditions used and the chemical, physical and functional characteristics of the finished product.
Students will be asked to compare different technological conditions of the same unit operation used to produce different dairy derivatives or the same product but with different functional characteristics.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be expected to know the production technologies currently adopted by the dairy industry. He/she will also be able to modulate technological parameters in order to obtain products responding to current market trends. Finally, the student will be able to critically analyze the different technologies also in the light of current legislation.