Information Package / Course Catalogue
Aroma Components in Milk and Products
Course Code: ZST512
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide advanced knowledge and practical skills on how the aroma components formed during the production and storage of milk and its products affect their aromatic properties, formation mechanisms and the taste and aroma of the product, depending on the amount of these components, positively or negatively.

Course Content

It covers the formation mechanisms of aroma components during the production of milk and its products and their changes during storage, methods for determining their aromatic structures, and how these components affect the taste and aroma of the product positively or negatively depending on the amount of these components.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Filiz YILDIZ AKGÜL
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the formation mechanism of aroma components in milk and its products.
2.Learns the methods of determining aroma components in milk and its products.
3.Identify the aroma components found in milk and its products.
4.Learns the general properties, chemistry, classification and functions of aroma substances.
5.Learns aroma components extraction and analysis methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ali Bayrak. 2006. Gıda Aromaları. Gıda Teknolojisi Derneği No:32. Ankara
2.Avşar, Y.K., Karagül-Yüceer Y.,Hayaloğlu A.A. 2011. Peynir Aroması. Peynir Biliminin Temelleri, Ed. A.A. Hayaloğlu, B. Özer, Sidas Yayınları İzmir
3.Reineccius G. 2006. Flavor Chemistry and Technology. CRC Press, New York.
4.Reineccius. G. 1999. Flavor analysis. In Source Book of Flavors. Aspen Publication, Gaithersburg, MD.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Aroma definition, general characteristics and elements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of Aromas According to Their Formation Mechanisms
Week 3 - Theoretical
Interaction between food elements and flavor components
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aroma chemistry, undesirable aromas in foods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Flavor components and properties effective on the taste-aroma of milk and its products
Week 6 - Theoretical
Formation mechanisms of aroma compounds in milk and its products
Week 7 - Theoretical
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Essential oils, oleoresins, tinctures and extracts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Enzymes and aroma biotechnology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Production of aroma substances by microbial means
Week 11 - Theoretical
Formation of flavor substances in fermented dairy products
Week 12 - Theoretical
Formation of aroma substances in butter
Week 13 - Theoretical
Formation of aroma substances in cheese
Week 14 - Theoretical
Aroma compounds formed as a result of heat treatment
Week 15 - Theoretical
Methods for determining aroma components (GC-GCMS)
Week 16 - Theoretical
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment42320
Individual Work143384
Midterm Examination1437
Final Examination1437
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)202
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
4
5
OÇ-2
3
4
5
OÇ-3
3
4
5
OÇ-4
3
4
5
OÇ-5
3
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026