Food Authenticity
1
2023-2024
02015026
Health Sciences and Technologies
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
The recommended prerequisites include what is taught in the 1 st cycle courses in the area of Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary, Nutrition, and Agricultural, Bioanalytical, Biological, Chemical Sciences or Engineering or other courses considered appropriate by the FFUC Scientific Council.
Teaching Methods
Lectures: lectures with a strong component of dialogue and application in practical cases, essentially using the visual media ("data show"). Study personnel and / or tutorial: read the recommended bibliography and provided by professors.
Learning Outcomes
The main objective of this course is to introduce the issue of authenticity of food in a general perspective and Food Safety, in particular. By the end of the course students should take a broad view of the problem of authenticity of food. Should be able to, dealing with a food product, choose the most important parameters for the screening of their adulteration, using the most appropriate methods.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Authenticity products in the quality strategy and certification of products and companies.
Innovation in traditional products and maintenance of the authenticity.
The role of Chemometrics in food authenticity.
Assessment of authenticity of food using biological molecular methods.
Coffee Authenticity: influence of species, origin and processing.
Coffee and health.
Authenticity of meat and meat products.
Authenticity oils.
Authenticity of wine.
Authenticity of milk.
Molecular Biology in the evaluation of GMOs and allergens.
Head Lecturer(s)
André Monteiro Pais Teixeira Pereira
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Martuscell M. et al,Safety, Quality and Analytical Authentication of h. alal¯ Meat Products, with Particular Emphasis on Salami: A Review. Foods 2020, 9, 1111; doi:10.3390/foods90
Zav et al.Wine traceability and authenticity: approaches for geographical origin, variety and vintage Assessment Ciência Téc. Vitiv. 35(2) 133-147. 2020.
Advances in Food Authenticity Testing Edited Gerard Downey. 2016
Baptista et al.DNA-based approaches for dairy products authentication: A review and perspectivesTrends in Food Science & Technology 109 (2021) 386–397
S. Soares, JS Amaral, I Mafra, MB Oliveira. Quantitative detection of poultry meat adulteration with pork by a duplex PCR assay. Meat Sci 2010, 85, 531.
R. Alves ,E. Mendes, MB Oliveira, S. Casal. Norharman and harman in instant coffee and coffee substitutes. Food Chem, 2010, 120, 1238.