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MAÇKA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT of FOOD PROCESSING
Food Quality Control and Analysis
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MAÇKA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT of FOOD PROCESSING / Food Quality Control and Analysis
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MGKT2015Analyzes of Honey and Sugar Products2+2+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseShort Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOOD PROCESSING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Esra ULUSOY
Co-LecturerGülşah OKUMUŞ YÜKÜNÇ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
With this course it is aimed to gain competencies to the students of making and evaluation of the analysis of honey and sugar yproducts in accordance with the methods of analysis and legislation
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Ability to perform physical and chemical analyzes on honey and sugar products2,61,4,
LO - 2 : Ability to calculate analysis results and interpret them according to the standards2,61,4,
LO - 3 : Understanding the importance of beekeeping products for our country 2,61,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Description of honey, its types and properties, composition. Characteristics that honey must have according to the notifications. Statistics of honey production and trade in the world and in Turkey. Total acidity, moisture, color, diastase number, HMF (hydroxy methyl furfural), invert sugar, sucrose, optical rotation angle and water-insoluble solids analyzes in honey and sugar products.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Analysis of Total acidity Definition of honey Types of honey by source Types of honey according to the method of production / presentation to the market Composition of honey Theoretical knowledge of acidity determination in honey Laboratory: Concentration calculations and preparation of solutions to be used in honey acidity determination
 Week 2Factors affecting the composition of honey Properties that honey should have according to the TS3036 Honey Standard and Turkish Food Codex Honey notification. Turkey and World beekeeping data, Honey production in the world, honey production in Turkey, honey production by province, Turkey and World beekeeping product trade statistics Laboratory: Standardization of the base solution to be used in honey acidity determination and related calculation
 Week 3To perform total acidity analysis in honey, making calculations for preparation and standardization of solutions and, acidity analysis, comparison of the results with standards and example question solutions Laboratory: Determination of acidity in samples with standardized base solution and calculation and interpretation of the results and writing the experiment report.
 Week 4Refractometer and its use. Total dry matter, brix, water insoluble dry matter, refractive index Dry matter and moisture determination methods in foods Laboratory: Determination of moisture in honey with a refractometer, calculation of the results and comparison with the standards
 Week 5Analysis of diastase number (principle of experiment, function of diastase enzyme, optimum pH and optimum temperature, denaturation, purpose of determining diastase number in honey, preparation of test solutions)
 Week 6Analysis of diastase number (principle of experiment, function of diastase enzyme, optimum pH and optimum temperature, denaturation, purpose of determining diastase number in honey, preparation of test solutions)
 Week 7Hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) Analysis
 Week 8Hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) Analysis
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Determination of invert sugar in honey
 Week 11Determination of invert sugar in honey
 Week 12Determination of sucrose in honey
 Week 13Determination of sucrose in honey
 Week 14Determination of specific rotation angle with polarimeter
 Week 15Color determination
 Week 16End-of term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1TSE; TS 3036 Bal Standardı
2Türk Gıda Kodeksi Bal Tebliği
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 13.11.2023 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 03.01.2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 1 14 14
Laboratuar çalışması 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 3 6
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 1 14 14
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 4 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load104