Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cereal Technology
Course Code: KGT200
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

This course aims to provide students with the competencies to control the production of cereal products in accordance with legislation and the Turkish Food Codex.

Course Content

The importance of grain technology, the structure of the grain, storage conditions of grains, quality standards of wheat, the processing stages of wheat grain and the factors to be considered at this stage, pasta, bulgur, semolina and bread technology, biscuit, cracker, cake production technology, breakfast cereal production technology, tools, equipment and additives used, as well as other grains and processing steps.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin Nail AKGÜL
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to control production of flour, semolina, bulgur, bread and pasta
2.Knows the production and control of biscuits, crackers, cakes and breakfast cereals.
3.Must be able to perform SWOT analysis of bread, bulgur, semolina, flour, pasta, biscuits, crackers, cakes and breakfast cereals.
4.Knows the structure of grain and storage conditions.
5.Must be able to present the process of bread, bulgur, semolina, flour, pasta, biscuits, crackers, cakes and breakfast cereals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Elgun, A.,Ertugay, Z. (2002). Grain Processing Technology. Ataturk University Faculty of Agriculture Offset Facility, Erzurum.
2.Ozkaya, H., Ozkaya, B. 2005.Grinding Technology, Food Technology Publications No: 30, Sim Printing Co. Ltd., Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The situation of grain production in the world and in our country.. The importance of cereal grains
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
SWOT analysis of grain production. Physical and chemical structure of cereal grain
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Storage of grains, wheat quality and standardization, raw material cleaning, grain conditioning, milling and flour blending. Student presentations
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Storage of grains, wheat quality and standardization, raw material cleaning, grain conditioning, milling and flour blending. Student presentations
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Semolina and Bulgur processing technology. Student presentations
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Bread making process: Mixing, fermentation, make-up, final proof , baking process. Student presentations
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Bread making process: Mixing, fermentation, make-up, final proof , baking process. Student presentations
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Pasta making process. Student presentations
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Pasta making process. Student presentations
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Biscuit production. Student presentations
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Biscuit production. Student presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Cracker, wafer and cake production. Student presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Breakfast cereals technology. Student presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
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
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
3
5
5
3
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026