NUD 231

Agricultural Food Products

Different types of foods and agricultural products, their structures and composition. Vegetables, fruits, cereals, palm-wine, roots, and tubers; sugar cane, oil palm, meat, milk, cheese, butter, sausage, ham, fish, orange, mango and other juices. The processing and storage of these food products.  Post-harvest physiology of food items. Development and marketing of raw food products, techniques and problems of developing, fabricating and merchandising. Ingredient regulations; taste panels, market testing, market research, and patents; making of human food from local foodstuff.

Course Code
NUD 231
Department
Nutrition and Dietetics
Campus
Sumas University
Level
200 Level, Undergraduate
Instructor
Sumas University Lecturer
Semester
First Semester
Credit
2 Units
Method
Lecture