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FST-4504: Food Chemistry

Description: Overview of the chemical and functional properties of food components including major (water, proteins, carbohydrates, enzymes and lipids) and minor (vitamins, minerals, flavors, pigments) constituents; chemical, biochemical reactions and physical phenomena occuring during food handling, processing, and storage; their impact on the nutritional and sensorial quality of food.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BCHM-2024

Required By: FST-4414, FST-4544, FST-4654, FST-5664

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.01 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.50%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.79%

William N Eigel201449.7%21.8%18.6%8.2%1.0%0.7%3.1011
Yun Yin202341.9%38.3%14.4%2.5%0.0%2.8%3.214
Fraguas Cristina Fernandez201924.2%32.7%19.7%14.8%4.8%3.8%2.584
Eldon K Hurley201532.8%40.3%17.3%7.7%0.0%1.9%2.951

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