Phone Number
+30 24410 64780 | +30 24410 64787
Course Outline: New Trends in Food Science and Nutrition (Seminar)
Course Responsible: Giovanoudis Ioannis
The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with new trends in food science and nutrition. Training is provided in introductory concepts (new product, new types, novel and functional foods, innovation), trends in the food industry and nutrition science (e.g. modern nutritional views), new product design and decision- making and market research. The course aims to enable the student to understand the concepts and principles of scientific and professional ethics and to apply the particular ethical dimensions involved in the production and promotion of food while always respecting the nutritional needs of consumers.
The course is implemented in seminar cycles in which the students undertake a project in the fields of:
(a) Innovative food processing and distribution technologies,
(b) Alternative protein sources,
(c) Product development in the context of personalized nutrition
