Food Material Science & Engineering
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Food Material Science & Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Food Material Science & Engineering (subject code 3135103) as prescribed for Food Engg. · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 26 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3135103)Unit 1 Food materials science and engineering- An overview
- Introduction: Molecular basis of food materials
- observation of materials at various size ranges and size-property relationship
- amorphous and crystalline structures of materials
- gel structures of food materials
- interfacial properties of the food materials
- application of materials science in food design and development of engineered food materials
Unit 2 Food polymers and colloids
- Interactions of Food Biopolymers in molecular and colloidal dispersions
- functional properties of polymers and colloids
- incompatibility of polymers and colloids
- phase diagram of food polymers
Unit 3 Crystalline, glassy, and rubbery state of food
- thermodynamics principles
- factors affecting and their application in food systems
- water plasticization
Unit 4 Textural and rheological aspect of solid, semi-solid and liquid food
- texture measurement of foods
- texture measuring instruments
- ISO standards of texture measurement
- rheological properties of semi-solid and liquid food in connection with the food material science: flow behavior
- viscoelastic behavior
- extension flow and mechanical models
Unit 5 Micro and macro structures of food materials and their analysis
- measurement of microstructures/nanostructures
- the relationship between structure and quality
- microstructure and emulsions
- structure and sensory perception
- process to control the structure of food materials
- measurement techniques for micro and macro structures. 9 Subject Code : 3135103 Subject Name : Food Material Science & Engineering
Unit 6 Material Science approaches towards food design
- State diagram and its interpretation in food design
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