PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT FOODS
BOTANICA FARMACEUTICA DEGLI ALIMENTI VEGETALI FUNZIONALI
Pharmaceutical botany of functional food
Botanica farmaceutica degli alimenti vegetali funzionali
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| 2017/2018 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Daniele Fraternale | all weekdays except Saturdays by appointment |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to give basic notions on plant functional and nutraceutical foods including the major plant species who produce them.
Program
Definition and history of functional foods.
Prebiotics: Inulin, FOS
Dietary fiber.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids ω-3 and ω-6.
Plant secondary metabolites.
Bioflavonoids
Tea and coffee as functional foods.
Cocoa and cardiovascular system.
Cruciferae and prevention of degenerative diseases
Vitamins and antioxidants: definition and characteristics, vitamin A, carotenoids, vitamin E, folate, vitamin C, bioflavonoids, curcumin.
Legumes: Generality, Soybean, Lupine.
Cereals: Generality, Wheat, Corn, Rice, Barley, Oats.
Phytosterols and stanols.
Nutraceuticals modulating fat metabolism
Phytoestrogens.
The Mediterranean diet as an example of functional diet
Bridging Courses
There are no preparatory aspects
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
D1-Knowledge and understanding
The student must demonstrate the basic knowledge on functional foods of vegetable origin -
D2-Applying knowledge and understanding
The student must demonstrate to have acquired the basic knowledge on the botanical species considered -
D3-Making judgements
The student must demonstrate the ability to distinguish between functional food, supplement and nutraceutical -
D4-Communication
The student must show the ability to identify one or more functional foods useful in special conditions -
D5-Lifelong learning skills
The student must be able to use specific scientific text for the preofession or research
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
No activities to support the teaching
The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures
- Course books
F. Basso - Piante alimentari cereali e proteaginose - Pitagora editrice Bologna
N. C. Battistini, P. Pedrazzi, M. Prampolini - Curare con il cibo, gli alimenti funzionali nella dietetica e nella dietoterapia - Carocci Faber Roma
C. Borghi, A. Cicero - Nutraceutici e alimenti funzionali in medicina preventiva - Bononia University Press, Bologna.
- Assessment
oral examination, 3 questions, first question: topic chosen by the candidate.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
- Course books
F. Basso - Piante alimentari cereali e proteaginose - Pitagora editrice Bologna
N. C. Battistini, P. Pedrazzi, M. Prampolini - Curare con il cibo, gli alimenti funzionali nella dietetica e nella dietoterapia - Carocci Faber Roma
C. Borghi, A. Cicero - Nutraceutici e alimenti funzionali in medicina preventiva - Bononia University Press, Bologna.
- Assessment
Oral examination, 3 questions, first question: topic chosen by the candidate.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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