Dairy Products II
Subject 208-803 (2009)
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Credit Points: | 12.50 |
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Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) |
Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2009. |
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 50 hours in lectures, class discussion, pilot factory sessions and case studies Total Time Commitment: Not available |
Prerequisites: | Dairy Technology |
Corequisites: | None |
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None |
Non Allowed Subjects: | None |
Core Participation Requirements: |
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Subject Overview: | Principles of fermented milk product manufacture, covering the following topics: preparation of milk, selection and preparation of starters, fermentation, coagulation, syneresis, curd-whey equilibrium, salting, maturation, yield optimisation. How these factors can be manipulated to produce the following categories of cheese and fermented milk products: cheddar and related cheese varieties including processed cheese, eye cheese, mould and surface ripened cheese varieties, Italian cheese varieties including pasta filata, soft white cheeses, yoghurt and fermented milks. Desirable quality of different cheeses including organoleptic grading of the different major cheese categories. Mechanisation and automation of manufacturing processes. Regulatory requirements. Markets for fermented milk products. |
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Assessment: | Literature review - 2,500 words (25%), industry based assignment 2,500 words (25%), three hourexamination (50%) |
Prescribed Texts: | None |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
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