Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vegetable Oil Technology
Course Code: GT245
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

This course provides students with the students in accordance with the standards of the Turkish Food Codex and TS olive oil, yield of oil from oilseeds, to teach about the past to the present oil production by transferring all the methods, to give high quality oil production parameters and aimed to gain qualifications in this regard.

Course Content

Minor and major components of the oils analyzed information about the contents of components in order to interpret the results, and the allocation of distortion tells issues. Criteria and factors that affect the quality of olive oil production process, the factors affecting the extraction and rafinsayon ??steps, the other steps in the processing of oilseed oils

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hafize Ayla SARI
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn and examine the chemical structure of oils
2.Learns the extraction steps and applies the filling operations
3.Learns refining steps and makes oil tasting
4.Learns and applies the analysis
5.Knows the factors affecting the quality of oils
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Oils Chemical Structure
Week 1 - Practice
Oil Sensory Evaluation of Various Features
Week 2 - Theoretical
Olive Oil Production Process
Week 2 - Practice
Technical visit to an olive oil factory
Week 3 - Theoretical
oil Extraction
Week 3 - Practice
Oil Enterprise that Technical Tour
Week 5 - Theoretical
oils refining
Week 5 - Practice
Observe the changes in the steps of refining oils
Week 6 - Theoretical
Oil Storage
Week 6 - Practice
oils Packaging
Week 7 - Theoretical
oils Packaging
Week 7 - Practice
oils Packaging
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Factors affecting the quality of fats and oils, (MID-TERM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the quality of fats and oils
Week 9 - Practice
oils Packaging
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tasting Parameters
Week 10 - Practice
olive oil tasting
Week 11 - Theoretical
Determination of free acidity and peroxide networks
Week 11 - Practice
Determination of free acidity and peroxide networks
Week 12 - Theoretical
Determination of refractive index oils and Spectrophotometer
Week 12 - Practice
Determination of refractive index oils and Spectrophotometer
Week 13 - Theoretical
Determination of Density Determination and residue oils
Week 13 - Practice
Determination of Density Determination and residue oils
Week 14 - Theoretical
Determination of Saponification Number oils, olive oil, Determination of unsaponifiable Article
Week 14 - Practice
Determination of Saponification Number oils, olive oil, Determination of unsaponifiable Article
Week 15 - Theoretical
Spoilage oils
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Laboratory50630
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
3
1
OÇ-2
5
3
1
OÇ-3
5
3
1
OÇ-4
1
1
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026