Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cereal Analysis
Course Code: GKA207
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

Aims to obtain detailed theoretical and practical knowledge about the grain and product analyzes.

Course Content

The importance of cereals in nutrition, commercially important cereals, morphology and composition of wheat, discretion of wheat quality and standardization, wheat milling and production of wheat flour, packaging and storage of flour, production of bread, production of macaroni, biscuits, cracker and cake production technologies, starch production, breakfast cereals

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ali GÖNCÜ
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Sampling and Sample Preparation from Grains
Week 1 - Practice
Sampling and Sample Preparation from Grains
Week 2 - Theoretical
Determining the amount of wheat Foreign Matterand hectoliter Weight Determination
Week 2 - Practice
Determining the amount of wheat Foreign Matter and hectoliter Weight Determination
Week 3 - Theoretical
Thousand Grain Weight in Wheat and DeterminationParticle Size Determination
Week 3 - Practice
Thousand Grain Weight in Wheat and DeterminationParticle Size Determination
Week 4 - Theoretical
Grain Hardness Testing in Wheat
Week 4 - Practice
Grain Hardness Testing in Wheat
Week 5 - Theoretical
Wheat Yield and Moisture Determination
Week 5 - Practice
Wheat Yield and Moisture Determination
Week 6 - Theoretical
Protein Detection in Wheat
Week 6 - Practice
Protein Detection in Wheat
Week 7 - Theoretical
Determination of Ash and Wheat Starch
Week 7 - Practice
Determination of Ash and Wheat Starch
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Physico-chemical analysis in wheat Flour
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analysis of Falling Number in Wheat
Week 9 - Practice
Analysis of Falling Number in Wheat
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sedimentation Value Determination in Wheat
Week 10 - Practice
Sedimentation Value Determination in Wheat
Week 11 - Theoretical
Determination of Gluten and Wheat GlutenIndex Value
Week 11 - Practice
Determination of Gluten and Wheat GlutenIndex Value
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sensory Analysis of Wheat
Week 12 - Practice
Sensory Analysis of Wheat
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chemical Analysis of Wheat Flour
Week 13 - Practice
Chemical Analysis of Wheat Flour
Week 14 - Theoretical
Physico-chemical analysis in wheat Flour
Week 14 - Practice
Physico-chemical analysis in wheat Flour
Week 15 - Theoretical
Physico-chemical analysis in wheat Flour
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Laboratory5015
Individual Work2114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
OÇ-2
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
OÇ-3
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
OÇ-4
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
OÇ-5
5
5
5
3
4
4
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026