This course fulfills FS Program learning goals:

LG # 1: Graduates will demonstrate and apply knowledge of the core competencies in Food

Processing and Engineering.

LG# 4: Graduates will demonstrate critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills to solve technical and applied problems in Food Science.

Objectives of the Course

1. Upon completion of the course students should be able to understand
• general processing flow for various food products,
• physical principles of operation for various types of equipment
• impact of the processing on the physical, chemical, and sensory properties of the food products.
2. Additionally, they learn on how to select the food processing method most suitable for specific application.
3. The students will complete laboratory work cooperatively in small groups and will present a final project to the entire class

ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES, GRADING & ASSESSMENT

Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans. In order to meet the sensory quality, safety, nutrition, health, economy, and novelty demanded of food products by consumers, it is necessary to improve food processing operations.

Food processing has moved on from being a craft to a modern technology. This course covers principles of operation and design of industrial equipment, used in the processing, storage and packaging of foods.

Food quality and food safety aspects, related to food processing equipment, are emphasized. Food processing equipment is classified and described according to the basic unit operations, including mechanical transport, mechanical processing and separations, heat transfer operations, evaporation, dehydration, thermal processing, etc.

The descriptive information provides students with background on the process and the impact of the process on food product quality. Examples utilizing different food commodities are incorporated to ensure that the student gains an understanding of the relationship between commodities and processes.

GRADING AND EVALUATION

LABORATORY EXERCISES (5 TOTAL)

Laboratory sessions are intended to incorporate actual engineering data and situations into the class taught materials and provides basic practical knowledge of food processing operations (Cleaning, sorting, size reduction, basic thermal and non-thermal processing etc.).

Additionally, some laboratory sessions, (approximately two per course), will consist of field trips to local food processing plants in which tours will be provided and, in some cases, data will be collected to provide input for classroom/homework problems.

COURSE PROJECT

Course project is dedicated to comprehensive study of the technological processing of the foodstuff and interest for the student that will contribute to the in-depth knowledge in the subject.

Students will choose their own topic i.e. food product that must be appropriate for study instructor will provide the feedback to promote success.

In order to complete the project students will prepare two 15 min presentations:

1. general processing consequence for the chosen food product, description of raw materials and general considerations (nutrition value, safety etc.) for the specific product
2. in-depth description of the design, operation principle and cost/energy requirements for one operational unit from the processing of the chosen product.

Additionally, written report is required.

CLASS SCHEDULE

Final Exam/Paper data and Time: Online Final Exam Schedule.

ACCOMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Please follow the procedures outlined at Rutgers Office Of Disability services Registration form. Full policies and procedures are found in the Rutgers Office Of Disability services website.

The Rutgers Office Of Disability services is located at Lucy Stone Hall, Suite A145, Livingston Campus, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854. The contact phone number is (848) 445-6800.

Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation at Rutgers Office Of Disability services documentation Guidelines website. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS web site at: Rutgers Office Of Disability services Registration form.

Absence Policy

The University does recognize that temporary conditions and injuries can be problematic and may adversely affect a student’s ability to fully participate in class.

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Failure to uphold these principles of academic integrity threatens both the reputation of the University and the value of the degrees awarded to its students. Every member of the University community therefore bears a responsibility for ensuring that the highest standards of academic integrity are upheld.

Cheating and Plagiarism

(From Spring 2010 Andy Egan 01:730:252 Eating Right): "Cheating on tests or plagiarizing materials in your papers deprives you of the educational benefits of preparing these materials appropriately. It is personally dishonest to cheat on a test or to hand in a paper based on unacknowledged words or ideas that someone else originated. It is also unfair, since it gives you an undeserved advantage over your fellow students who are graded on the basis of their own work. In this class we will take cheating very seriously".

Turnitin will be used to assess students‚ submissions and all suspected cases of cheating and plagiarism will be automatically referred to the Rutgers Academic Integrity office.

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Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation at Office of Disability Services Documentation Quidelines website. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus's disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration Form.

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