Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

FST 306 — Food Analysis

2 units · FST department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

The principles and application of analytical methods in food analysis. such as photometry, colorimetry, gravimetry, refractometry, Spectroscopy – Introduction (spectroscopy and spectrometry, Electromagnetic radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, analyte spectrum, uses of spectroscopy). Atomic Spectroscopy, Molecular Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Polarimetry. Refractometry. Gravimetry. Electrophoresis. Centrifugation. Chromatography (Introduction, basic equipment and uses). Types of Chromatography – adsorption chromatography (liquid adsorption chromatography, liquid-liquid chromatography, Gas-liquid chromatography, Gas adsorption chromatography and Capillary gas chromatography, Reverse phase chromatography, High performance liquid chromatography). Partition Chromatography. Ion exchange (Cation and anion) chromatography. Molecular exclusion chromatography. X- ray diffraction analysis. Bomb calorimetry. NMR. Physical and chemical analysis of water and other major food components. Food colours, additives, trace metals, contaminants.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study FST 306.

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