Czech

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Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical procedures during storage and processing of raw materials into food products with emphasis to prolongation of their shelf life and protection against environmental and microbial factors

Chemical engineering, physical chemistry, food chemistry, food analysis, biochemistry, microbiology, fundamentals of food processing

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The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 2 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Elaboration of written test (40 questions, overview of all topics). The results are counted in % and evaluated using ECTS system. Oral exam is included, if needed.

1. Theoretical and technological aspects of protection against non-desirable changes in foods. Physical, chemical, biological and microbial principles
2. Respiration of raw material, intramolecular respiration.
3. Microbial factors of food putrefaction and protection of food against them
4. Removal of microorganisms from media
5. Factors affecting thermosterilation of foods
6. Thermosterilation with ohmic and high frequency heating.
7. Preservation by ionisation.
8. Preservation by ultra high pressure, pressure pulses, and ultrasound.
9. Preservation by oxygen ionised silver, peroxide hydrogen, and diethyl ester pyrocarbon acid.
10. Preservation by drying, evaporation, and freezing-out of water
11. Preservation by osmosis and ultra filtration.
12. Preservation by lowered temperature, removal of oxygen, modification of atmosphere.
13. Preservation by chemical compounds, smoking, antibiotic, phytoncides
14. Preservation by metabolical products, application of hurdles technology

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The course „Principles of Food Protection“ familiarizes students with theory and application procedures of raw material and food protection against to microbial, chemical and physical effects to assure an industrial production of safe, nutritional, and organoleptically valuable foodstuffs.

Recommended.

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Kadlec, P.; Melzoch, K.; Voldřich, M.: Procesy a zařízení potravinářských a biotechnologických výrob. KEY Publishing s.r.o., Ostrava-Přívoz, 2013, 495 s. ISBN 978-80-7418-163-4. (CS)
Kadlec, P.; Melzoch, K.; Voldřich, M.: Technologie potravin - Přehled tradičních potravinářských výrob. KEY Publishing s.r.o., Ostrava-Přívoz, 2012, 588 s. ISBN 978-80-7418-145-0. (CS)

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