Dairy technology (5 cr)
Code: KC03CE60164-3006
General information
Enrollment
14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023
Timing
16.01.2023 - 14.05.2023
Credits
5 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Food Processing and Biotechnology
Teachers
- Juuso Kumpulainen
- Jarmo Alarinta
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 12. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 12. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
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MBIELI21
Education groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
Objective
Upon completion of the course, the student will
- be able to define the specific characteristics of milk as raw material and the potential for use of the different components of milk
- be able to define the dairy manufacturing processes and equipment
- be able to assess specific requirements of the packaging of dairy products
- be able to explain to the international structure of milk production and the main companies
- be able to assess product quality factors.
Content
- Composition and quality components of milk
- Milk processing in dairies
- Production of soured milk products, butter, ice cream, cheese and light spreads
- Probiotics and functional dairy foods
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows and understands to a basic concepts and methods of dairy processing, and is able to apply them to usual problems.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is familiar with milk chemistry and the concepts and methods of dairy processing, and is able to apply them to different types of problems. The student is able to combine the accumulated knowledge and skills with previous experiences in the subject.
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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is familiar with milk chemistry and the concepts and methods of dairy processing, and is able to apply them to a variety of different problems of dairy technology. The student has demonstrated creativity and innovation, and is able to find new meanings when applying what they have learned.
Qualifications
Food Processes and Fluid mechanics and heat transfer