B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Food Adulteration Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the FY BSc Biotechnology syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2023-24. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year office registers name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Food Adulteration
Module I
- 1 Concept & types of adulteration, health hazards associated with adulteration
- 2 Organoleptic testing of food samples
- 3 Test for adulterants in milk & milk products
- 4 Detection of adulterants in
- i oil & fats ii) sweetening agents iii)food grains iv) pulses and dals
- v spices and condiments
- 5 Detection of common adulterants in miscellaneous products like saffron, common/iodized salt, tea, coffee, vinegar, green peas, pan masala, apples.
Text Books
- 1 Food Adulteration and Its Detection" by S. Sukumar. New Age International (P) Limited
- 2 Food Adulteration: Incidents and Measures" by Ashish Kumar Singh.CRC Press.
- 1 DART-Detect adulteration with rapid test -FSSAI
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Biotechnology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.