Information Package / Course Catalogue
Food Colorants and Uses
Course Code: GMP622
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate 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 give information about natural pigments in foods, natural and synthetic food colorants and regulations about colorants.

Course Content

This course covers properties of food colorants, chemical structures, factors affecting pigments’ stabilities, natural and synthetic food colorants and regulations about the subject.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Pigments and classification of pigments
Week 2 - Theoretical
Methods for color measurements and instruments
Week 3 - Theoretical
Natural & synthetic colorants and health effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
Production methods of natural colorants and analyses
Week 5 - Theoretical
Stabilization of natural colorants using encapsulation techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical
Chlorophylls
Week 7 - Theoretical
Carotenoids
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Anthocyanins and betalains
Week 10 - Theoretical
Myoglobin
Week 11 - Theoretical
Curcumin
Week 12 - Theoretical
Legal regulations about the uses of colorants in the world and in Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Legal regulations about the uses of colorants in the world and in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 15 - Theoretical
Project presentations
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%15
Project1%15
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1463126
Assignment120121
Project125126
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
3
5
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
5
4
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026