<p>Topic Outline </p> <p>Water</p> <ul> <p> <li>Physical and chemical properties of water</li> <p> <li>Fundamentals of acid base chemistry</li> <p> <li>Importance of water to food texture, flavor, and the preservation of food</li> <p> <li>Examples of weak acids and their function in food. </li> </ul> <p>Proteins</p> <ul> <p> <li>Structure of proteins</li> <p> <li>Chemical properties of proteins</li> <p> <li>Protein denaturation</li> <p> <li>Nutritional properties of proteins (digestibility evaluation, essential amino acids)</li> <p> <li>Food allergy</li> <p> <li>Functional properties of proteins (solubility, foaming, gelation) </li> <p> <li>Examples of enzymes in foods </li> </ul> <p>Carbohydrates</p> <ul> <p> <li>Structure and nomenclature of carbohydrates (monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides)</li> <p> <li>Maillard chemistry, its importance to color, flavor, and undesirable products in food</li> <p> <li>Food intolerances, lactose and other FODMAPS </li> <p> <li>Nutritional aspects of carbohydrates (dietary fiber, effect of starch structure on glycemic index)</li> <p> <li>Functional properties of carbohydrates (solubility, gelation, viscosity, sweetness)</li> <p> <li>Polysaccharides starch, cellulose, gums, and other hydrocolloids<br></li> </ul> <p>Lipids</p> <ul> <p> <li>Structure and nomenclature of fatty acids, acylglycerols and sterols </li> <p> <li>Importance of lipid (fat) structure to functional and physical properties in food</li> <p> <li>Chemistry of lipid hydrogenation and how trans fats occur in food</li> <p> <li>Lipid oxidation chemistry</li> <p> <li>Antioxidants and how they control lipid oxidation </li> <p> <li>Lipids of importance to health (essential fatty acids, ω6 to ω3 ratio)</li> </ul> <p>Vitamins</p> <ul> <p> <li>Definition of a micronutrient </li> <p> <li>Nutritional food labeling</li> <p> <li>Chemical properties of vitamins and minerals</li> <p> <li>Biological importance </li> <p> <li>Supplementation and means of loss</li> </ul> <p><br>Flavors</p> <ul> <p> <li>The elements of taste and nature of its receptors </li> <p> <li>Sweet, bitter, sour, umami, and salty tastants </li> <p> <li>The gustatory taste map</li> <p> <li>Sugar substitutes and questions of their contribution to health </li> <p> <li>Smell and olfactory perception</li> <p> <li>Pungency</li> <p> <li>Flavor is in the brain, not food</li> </ul> <p>Food Additives </p> <ul> <p> <li>Use and regulation of food additives</li> <p> <li>Synthetic vs natural additives</li> <p> <li>Examples of additive use in foods</li> <p> <li>Food toxins and toxicants, a case of inadvertent food additives </li> </ul> <p>Food Colorants</p> <ul> <p> <li>Use and regulation of food colorants</li> <p> <li>Synthetic vs natural food colorants</li> <p> <li>Properties of natural colorants</li> <p> <li>Examples of natural substances as replacements for synthetic colorants</li> </ul> <p>Food Systems and Future directions</p> <ul> <p> <li>Gut microbiome and its contribution to health</li> <p> <li>Influence of food components on the microbiome</li> <p> <li>Major food systems and their composition</li> <p> <li>Properties of protein-rich plant and microbial foods</li> <p> <li>Novel plant-based animal foods</li> </ul>