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About Study Course

Department: Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Lolita Vija Neimane
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Language:Latvian

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1) understanding about chemical composition of the food supplements and food additives, about their influence on properties of food products and human health.
2) know about normative acts regulating the turnover of the food additives and food supplements.

Skills

1) Analyse and evaluation of the chemical composition of the food supplements and food additives, options of their usage and their possible influence on properties of food products and human health.
2) Orientation in the normative acts to be taken into account by the market participants in turnover of the food additives and food supplements.

Competence

In accordance with the relevant normative acts understand, evaluate and explain in reasoned way the necessity to add or not to add the authorised food additives to defined group of food products. To explain in reasoned way both to specialists and non-specialists the necessity to supplement or not to supplement the traditional food products with food additives ensuring a balanced daily diet.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Nutrition Science, UM1Master’sLimited choice