Food Analysis Training Course in Partnership with Kasetsart University (KU) 2024

The Food Analysis Training Course in partnership with Kasetsart University under HRD Project Phase 4 was successfully conducted from 17 to 19 July 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The course was organized by the HRD Project team in collaboration with the Faculty of Agro-Industry of Kasetsart University. The course was attended by 42 participants, with 30 master’s and PhD students participating in the hands-on training.

Eight experts from from Japanese public and private sectors with noted expertise and experiences in food analysis and/or functional food. The curriculum was designed to cover relevant topics related to food analysis improvement and development, which consists of 1) The basic concept of the outline of Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS), 2) Development of functional food, 3) Labelling system, 4) JAS testing method, 5) ISO/IEC17025, and 6) Functional component analysis.

The course provided not only lectures, but also hands-on training on functional component analysis through detecting O-methylated Catechin in Benifuuki green tea by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to further build a comprehensive understanding of participants on the given topic related to the Food Analysis.