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Study programmes 2009-2010Last update : 28/06/2010
STAL0006-1  Additives and processing auxiliaries
Duration :  9h Pr, 6h SEM, 3h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Advanced Master in Food Science and technologyPremier quadrimestre3
Holder(s) :  Marianne Sindic
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  Definition, classification and legislative aspects.
Main additives properties
- preservatives additives
- additives which increase the organoleptic quality
- thickeners and gelling agents
- emulsifiers agents
- coloring agents

Processing aids
- use of enzymes
- clarification agents
- various food technology agents

Principals uses in fodd sectors
- meat products
- pastry-making and bakery products
- dairy products
- margarine and shortenings
- confectionery
Course objective :  To presente additives and processing aids, their interest in main food industries, and their physico-chemical fonctional properties.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- master the European legislation about the technological additive and processing aids,
- understand the role of the additives and the physico-chemical basis of their functionality,
- look for, on the basis of the current legislation and their technofunctionality, the autorized additives for a given food product.
Prerequisites :  Bases de chimie et de physico-chimie
Organization :  Lectures : 3h
Practical Works : 9h
Seminars : 6h
Written notes :  Additifs et auxiliaires de fabrication dans les industries agro-alimentaires, 1984, 680 pages, Lavoisier-APRIA
Assessment :  Personal report (100%)
Contacts :  Sindic, Marianne (Chargée de cours)
Technologie des Industries agro-alimentaires
081 62 23 04
sindic.m@fsagx.ac.be


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