Overall objectives:

1 - Know and understand the importance of bromatology in nutritional analysis.
2 - Distinguish and understand the instruments and methodologies used in nutritional analysis.
3 - Understand the nutritional composition and quality indicators of food and food products.
4 - Knowing how to interpret nutritional composition data.
5 - Know the impact of nutrients and possible contaminants in human or animal food.
6 - Know the relevant legislation in force.
7 - Know how to analyze and interpret the results obtained and related statistical data.
8 - Properly mobilize the acquired knowledge and skills.
9 - Develop capabilities to interpret, evaluate, decide and intervene responsibly in situations related to future professional activity.
10 - Develop and demonstrate initiative, autonomy and work habits.

Syllabus:

0 - Theoretical-practical content related to basic concepts about food analysis, total 18 hours
1 - Principles and fundamentals of bromatology or análisis of food.
2 - Methodologies and tools for bromatological and nutritional analysis.
3 - Nutritional characterization of foods. Nutritional composition: Protein; Lipids; hydrates carbon; Minerals; Vitamins; Polyphenols and other compounds.
4 - Human nutrition. Essential Nutrients.
5 - Quality control of food products.
6 - Labeling and legislation in force.
7 - Data analysis and statistics.
8. - Applied Content on laboratory work related to food analysis and quality control and visits to case studies, total of 42 hours
8.1. - Laboratory activities to illustrate and explain the theoretical contents of the UC, total of 32 hours
8.2. - Field work to visit case studies, total of 10 hours

Literature/Sources:

Bolzan, R. C. , 2013 , Bromatologia, , e-Tec Brasil. Colégio Agrícola de Frederico Westphalen
Marwaha, K. , 2010 , Control and Analysis for Food and Agricultural Products, , GENE-TECH BOOKS
Otles, S. , 2005 , Methods of Analysis of FoodComponents and Additives , Taylor & Francis

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The aim is to acquire and apply the knowledge foreseen in the course?s objectives and syllabus contents, through an active and interdisciplinary methodology. The student must learn the basic concepts and know-how to relate them to each other, proceeding with their reinforcement, through applied learning using available tools and study visits to concrete situations of the future professional activity. To achieve the objectives and implement the syllabus, the UC's contact hours are scheduled as follows: Theoretical-practical teaching: 18 hours; Practical and laboratory teaching: 32 hours; and Field work: 10 hours. The evaluation will include several moments of evaluation applied to the theoretical-practical components, laboratory practices and field work (e.g. frequencies, works and reports), any of the elements cannot exceed a weighting of 50%. the theoretical-practical elements can be retrieved in resource.