Information Package / Course Catalogue
Instrumental Analysis of Foods
Course Code: KGK100
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

The aim of this course is to learn theoretic and practical knowledge of the instruments used in the food analysis.

Course Content

Molecular spectroscopy (UV-visible, FT-IR), mass spectrometry (EI-MS, MALDI-TOF), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Chromatographic techniques (column chromatography, GC, HPLC, UPLC), hyphenated techniques (GC-MS, HPLC-MS, HPLC-MS/MS), refractive index, optical activity, atomic absorption (AAS), their principles and practical.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Learn various instruments used in food analysis
2.To learn the working principles of instruments used in food analysis
3.Learn GC-MS instruments used in food analysis
4.Learn UPLC instruments used in food analysis
5.Learn FTR instruments used in food analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Skoog, A.D., 1985. Principles of Inst. Analysis. HRW Int Ed. CBS College publ. Printed in Japan
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Week 2 - Theoretical
UV-visible spectroscopy
Week 3 - Theoretical
Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mass Spectrometry (EI-MS)
Week 5 - Theoretical
MALDI-TOF
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Column chromatography
Week 8 - Theoretical
Column chromatography/ Quiz
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gas Chromatography
Week 10 - Theoretical
High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ultra pressure liquid chromatography (UPLC)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Refractive index, optical activity
Week 14 - Theoretical
Refractive index, optical activity
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141249
Assignment1314
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)73
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026