Information Package / Course Catalogue
Technology of Nuts
Course Code: KGT253
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

to teach the criteria of quality, preservation, processing, food codex and standarts of nuts

Course Content

Description of nut and their physical and chemical structure. Processing Technologies and process flow chart of almond, nut, chestnut, wallnut and pistachio. Deterioration of these products , how to determine them and uses of them. Product Technologies of the products drived from these nuts. Hygene and sanitation of the plants of almond, nut, chestnut, wallnut and pistachio. Quality control methods. Evaluation of the analysis and the results

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Able to apply preprocessing of nuts
2.Able to stock and transport nuts
3.Able to learn processing technologies of nuts
4.Sert kabuklu meyveleri SWOT analizi
5.Be able to prepare and present the processes of nuts
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meyve ve Sebze Teknolojisi, Cemeroğlu,B.,Yeşil Altın: Antep Fıstığı, Tokuşoğlu, Ö., Slide Presentations
2.SERT KABUKLU MEYVELER, T.C. MİLLÎ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI Ankara, 2015.
3.Sert Kabuklu Meyveler Teknolojisi, Akgül, Hüseyin Nail. Ders Notları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Overview of the nuts their products
Week 2 - Theoretical
Almond and its standarts, Production of almond both in Turkey and in the world, SWOT analysis.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Chemical composition and quality analysis of almond, Preservation and processing of almond.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Chestnut and its standarts, Production of Chestnut both in Turkey and in the world, SWOT analysis, student presentation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Chemical composition and quality analysis of chestnut,Student presentation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Preservation and processing of chestnut. Student presentation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Production of chestnut candy. Student presentation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Production of chestnut candy, Quiz, Student presentation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Wallnut and its standarts, Production of wallnut both in Turkey and in the world. SWOT analysis, student presentation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Chemical composition and quality analysis of wallnut, Preservation and processing of wallnut. Student presentation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nut and its standarts, Production of nut both in Turkey and in the world. SWOT analysis, student presentation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Chemical composition and quality analysis of nut, Student presentation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Preservation and processing of nut. Student presentation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pistachio and its standarts, Production of Pistachio both in Turkey and in the world. SWOT analysis, student presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%10
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1314
Presentation 210224
Individual Work7017
Midterm Examination1448
Final Examination1448
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
5
2
3
5
3
OÇ-3
5
5
2
2
4
5
OÇ-4
5
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
OÇ-5
5
5
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026