Food Chemistry
Food Chemistry covers the nature and chemical behavior of food constituents including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, water, and enzymes.
Summary
Past student reviews · Audrey Girard
One student felt their grade did not fully reflect their experience, noting that the instructor sometimes hesitated to answer questions directly to avoid giving away answers.
What you’ll be able to do
Clarify the physical and chemical principles of water, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids in foods
Use the principles of food chemistry to describe and alter the behavior of foods
Hypothesize how chemical reactivity affects food properties
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapFOOD SCI 301,CHEM 343, and (BIOCHEM 501 or concurrent enrollment)
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- All of
- FOODSCI 301
- CHEM 343
- Any of
- BIOCHEM 501
- concurrent enrollment
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
AUDREY GIRARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Audrey Girard
Students found the course engaging due to hands-on food experiences and in-class discussions, though the initial weeks focused on water were described as rough before interest increased.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.73 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.70 GPA, 16.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.20 GPA, 56.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Audrey Girard
One student felt their grade did not fully reflect their experience, noting that the instructor sometimes hesitated to answer questions directly to avoid giving away answers.
Past student reviews · Audrey Girard
A reviewer noted that Dr. Girard appeared to be in her first year teaching, sometimes making mistakes but consistently trying to correct them.
Topics
- Chemical behavior of food constituents
- Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, water, and enzymes
Skills
- Clarifying physical and chemical principles of water, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids in foods
- Using food chemistry principles to describe and alter food behavior
- Hypothesizing how chemical reactivity affects food properties
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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