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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
STAL0006-2  Additives and processing auxiliaries

Duration :  18h Th
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Food Science and technology3
Lecturer :  Marianne Sindic
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, examination in June
Course contents :  
Definition, classification and legislative aspects
Main additives properties
- preservatives additives
-thickeners and gelling agents
-emulsifiers agents
- colours
-sweeteners
Processing aids
- use of enzymes
- clarification agents
Principals uses in food sectors
- meat products
- bakery products
- dairy products
- fat emulsions
- confectionery
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To presente additives and processing aids, their interest in main foods industriess, and their physico-chemical functional properties.
After completing the course, the student is expected to :
- master the european legislation about the additives 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 authorized additives for a given food product
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Lectures : 6h
Practical works : 9h
Seminars : 9h
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Recommended or required readings :  
Text book
European legislation
Additifs et auxiliaires de fabrication dans les industries agroalimentaires - Collection Sciences et Techniques Agroalimentaires, Jean-Louis Multon, Editions Tec§Doc
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Personal research (presentation and written paper)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Marianne Sindic (professeur)
Unité Analyses, Qualité et Risques
Laboratoire Qualité et sécurité des produits agroalimentaires
081/62.23.06
marianne.sindic@ulg.ac.be



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