Courses & Units
Food Quality Control and Assessment KSM616
Introduction
This unit outlines quality assurance systems and the sensory and non-sensory evaluation of seafood. Topics will include key attributes of a quality system, system requirements, product attributes and measurement. The strengths and weaknesses of some quality systems will be reviewed and their applications in the seafood industry will be demonstrated. Students will learn to apply a range of non-sensory and sensory methods of quality assessment to a wide variety of seafood products. Non-sensory methods will include microbiological, biochemical and physical analysis while sensory methods will focus on organoleptic assessment as applied to seafood.
Summary
| Unit name | Food Quality Control and Assessment |
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| Unit code | KSM616 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Coordinator | Mr David Milne |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
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Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
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| not applicable |
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Teaching
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Textbooks
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