Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vegetable Oıl Technology
Course Code: KGT207
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach vegetable oils • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of general structure of oils • to develop the ability of the students to margarine products • to give students the opportunity to raw materials • to enable students develop learn oil compounds • to provide the basic knowledge about fatty acid

Course Content

• oils products technology • Determination amount of soap • Determination fatty acid • Sampling and analysis

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. İsmail BÖLÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.Have knowledge about oil raw materials.
2.Know chemical structures of oils and their importance
3.To have knowledge about storage conditions of oil seeds and oils.
4.Know their importance
5. Have knowledge about oil raw materials.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kayahan, M., 2004, Yağlı Tohumlardan Ham Yağ Üretim Teknolojisi, Gıda Mühendisleri Odası, Ankara.
2.Demirci, M., 1993. Bitkisel Yağ teknolojisi.T.Ü Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Gıda Bilimi ve Teknolojisi Bölümü. Ders notu No: 72 Tekirdağ.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The synthesis of fatty acids in the cell.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The chemical structure of fats.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The importance of edible oils in nutrition
Week 4 - Theoretical
Commercially important fats.
Week 5 - Practice
Trading exchange criteria of oilseeds and oil fruits.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Storage of oilseeds.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Crude oil obtaining methods.Quiz
Week 8 - Practice
Crude oil obtaining methods.
Week 9 - Practice
Crude oil obtaining methods.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Refining of crude oil.
Week 11 - Practice
Ham yağın rafinasyonu
Week 12 - Theoretical
Olive oil production technology.
Week 13 - Practice
Olive oil production technology.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Solidification of oils.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice101120
Individual Work101010
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
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
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
3
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
4
3
4
2
3
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026