Quality and genuineness of milk and dairy products

A.A. 2018/2019
6
Crediti massimi
64
Ore totali
SSD
AGR/16
Lingua
Inglese
Obiettivi formativi
"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."
Risultati apprendimento attesi
"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."
Corso singolo

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Programma e organizzazione didattica

Edizione unica

Periodo
Secondo semestre

Programma
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)
Informazioni sul programma
Final examination will be oral and in English
Propedeuticità
None
Prerequisiti
Fundamentals of dairy chemistry recommended, but not mandatory
Materiale di riferimento
Students' course notes Slides of the lessons (provided on request) Internet sites indicated during lessons
AGR/16 - MICROBIOLOGIA AGRARIA - CFU: 6
Laboratori: 32 ore
Lezioni: 32 ore
Docente: Hogenboom Johannes Annetta Leonardus Ann