MVI275 Unprocessed Edible Plants

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Catrin Tyl

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:50

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:Lectures 50 h, laboratory work 50 h, excursion 10 h, self-study 140 h.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel.

About this course

Students will learn how the composition, growing conditions and processing of plant-based raw materials influences the quality of plant-based food products. Students will also gain knowledge of the importance of plant foods in a sustainable diet.

Emphasis will be on locally grown produce, and how horticultural practices influence food quality. The students shall learn about relevant processing methods for both small scale and industrial production for these raw materials and how to ensure quality throughout the whole value chain.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE: The students will acquire a solid academic foundation on raw material requirements as well as processing methods that are relevant for industry and small-scale production.

SKILLS: The students will acquire skills in assessing different raw material qualities within the product groups fruit, berries, vegetables, potatoes and grains and gain an understanding of how this needs to be taken into account and utilized in the production of different products. Relevant analytical methods for assessing different quality parameters will be included in the exercises.

GENERAL COMPETENCE: The students will learn to relate quality of raw materials to those of the finished products and make sensible choices with regard to manufacturing methods for the different product groups.

  • Lectures, field and laboratory exercises, excursions.
  • Canvas. catrin.tyl@nmbu.no. Parts of the course will be given in English.
  • MVI100 (Introduction to food science and nutrition) or similar, general chemistry equal to KJM100
  • Final written exam (counts 100%)
  • External examiner evaluates exam papers.
  • Field and laboratory exercises, excursion. Required activities must be completed and approved before the exam.
  • Lectures 3x2 hours per week. Lecture hours can be replaced by field and laboratory exercises or excursions. Laboratory exercises 4 hours per week for five weeks.
  • B-MAT, M-MATVIT
  • Letter grades
  • Special requirements in Science