2025
Oil Millers and Olive Oil Technology
Name: Oil Millers and Olive Oil Technology
Code: FIT13917M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Supply knowledge about oil press technology for virgin olive oil, supported by technical and scientific concepts.
To know the production pathways used in modern and traditional press industries.
Supply knowledge should give competence for lead teams involved in high quality olive oil production, including storage and transport.
To know the production pathways used in modern and traditional press industries.
Supply knowledge should give competence for lead teams involved in high quality olive oil production, including storage and transport.
Contents
Module 1 Mill evolution across time.
Module 2 olive and olive oil composition.
Module 3 Optimal moment for harvest. Harvest and olive transport. Fruit reception and selection. Preliminary operations and extraction process. Package.
Module 4 Olive transport. Storage of packed olive oil.
Module 5 Visits to mill industries.
Module 6 Olive oil benefits for human health. The olive oil role in Mediterranean diet context.
Module 7 Curricular unity contribution to United Nation sustainable development goals.
Module 8 Mill industrial projects.
Module 2 olive and olive oil composition.
Module 3 Optimal moment for harvest. Harvest and olive transport. Fruit reception and selection. Preliminary operations and extraction process. Package.
Module 4 Olive transport. Storage of packed olive oil.
Module 5 Visits to mill industries.
Module 6 Olive oil benefits for human health. The olive oil role in Mediterranean diet context.
Module 7 Curricular unity contribution to United Nation sustainable development goals.
Module 8 Mill industrial projects.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and Practical classes.
Group report.
Enterprises visits.
Net research will be promoted.
The evaluation will be made using group report (30%), two written tests (70%) or written exam classification (70%).
Group report.
Enterprises visits.
Net research will be promoted.
The evaluation will be made using group report (30%), two written tests (70%) or written exam classification (70%).
Teaching Staff (2024/2025 )
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