Course title
Food and Nutrition   [Food and Nutrition]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	～	Semester	3rd
Course type	3rd	Course code	18104
Instructor(s)
三浦 豊, 服部 誠   [MIURA Yutaka, HATTORI Makoto]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office		Email address

Course description

This lecture focuses on food functions, food nutrition, and food processing. The physiological functions of foods and metabolism of food components are lectured. You can also learn about food processing in this lecture.

Expected Learning

Aim to provide basic knowledge of physiological properties of foods. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/

Course schedule

Week1: Introduction and basics of food components (YM) Week 2: Digestion and absorption of foods (YM) Week 3: Metabolism of food components (YM) Week 4: Functional Foods (YM) Week 5: Foods and diseases (IK) In addition to the above lectures, one day tour to Japanese food company or factory is planned to study food processing.

Prerequisites

Basic biochemistry and organic chemistry will be needed.

Required Text(s) and Materials

The handouts will be distributed in the lecture.

References

Assessment/Grading

Attendance to all lectures will be necessary and a short report at each lecture will be requested by each lecturer.

Message from instructor(s)

Food is important for all living things. The knowledge of the chemical composition of foods and the property of each ingredient will be needed to understand the nature of foods.

Course keywords

Functional foods, nutrition, food processing

Office hours

Office hours- encourage appointments by e-mail. e-mail: eiyouym@cc.tuat.ac.jp (YM), ikimura@cc.tuat.ac.jp (IK)

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Lecture Language

English

Language Subject

English

Last update

2/2/2022 11:53:57 PM