Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vegetable Oil Technology and Analyses
Course Code: KGK215
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

To teach the definition of oil, oil raw materials, storage of oil raw materials, oil extraction, refining of crude oils, production of modified oil, oil raw materials and quality control analysis of oils.

Course Content

Oily raw materials, Storage of oil seeds and fruits, pretreatments (cleaning, shelling and separation, lintering, grinding, roasting), Oil extraction by pressing, Solvent extraction, Refining (removal of sticky substances, deacidification, decolorization, deodorization, winterization techniques), Quality control systems in refining processes, oil modification techniques (hydrogenation, interesterification, fractional crystallization), Margarine production technology, Olive oil production technology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. İsmail BÖLÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning basic information about the concept of oil and biological raw materials used as oil raw materials
2.Learning the basic components found in the structure of oils
3.Learning fatty acids and their basic properties
4.To have knowledge about the preservation and pretreatment processes of materials used as oil raw materials
5.Understanding of basic extraction processes in crude oil production.
6.To have knowledge about the refining processes applied to crude oils and quality control methods in the refining process (removal of sticky substances, acidification, decolorization, deodorization, winterization techniques).
7.To have knowledge about the olive oil production process.
8.Gaining basic knowledge about the hydrogenation of oils and the hydrogenation mechanism.
9.Having knowledge about margarine and margarine production.
10.Learn about the deterioration and deterioration mechanisms of oils, the precautions that can be taken against deterioration, and the regulations regarding edible oils. Have knowledge about storage.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Vegetable Oil Technology / Prof. Dr. Sebahattin Nas, Prof. Dr. Hüsnü Yusuf Gökalp
2.Laboratory Techniques and Basic Food Analysis / Ö. Faruk Gamlı
3.Edible Oil Technology / Prof. Dr. Fikri Başoğlu
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Definition and chemical structure of oil, fatty acids and their properties Application: Introduction of oil raw materials
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Oil raw materials and their properties Application: Sampling of oil raw materials and oil determination methods
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Commercially important oils and their properties Application: Determination of moisture in oil raw materials
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Storage and deterioration patterns of oil raw materials Application: Determination of nitrogen in oil raw materials
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Introduction to oil extraction Application: Sampling of oils
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Mechanical oil extraction methods Application: determination of refractive index in oils
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Solvent extraction methods Application: Determination of specific gravity in oils
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Refining of crude oils Application: Determination of color in oils
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Olive oil production technology Application: Determination of melting point in oils
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Hydrogenation of oils Application: Cold testing of oils
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Products prepared from solid and liquid oils Application: Determination of free fatty acids
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Esterifikasyon ve interesterifikasyon reaksiyonları Uygulama:Peroksit sayısı tayini
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Deterioration reactions in oils, oxidation and control of oxidation Application: Determination of iodine number
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice82124
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1617
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
5
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
5
OÇ-7
5
3
OÇ-8
5
5
OÇ-9
4
3
OÇ-10
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026