FOOD30010 Functional Foods (University of Melbourne): rated 2.8/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
FOOD30010 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Food Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 功能性食品
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Food Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines the macro structure of food and the chemistry of the components as part of a food matrix. This will include their interactions within a food matrix.
FOOD30010 has 10 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "Idk about bcmb but I just did functional foods this sem and almost failed 💀 The average cohort mark for the mst was 15/25 and 30.4/50 for the final exam"
On Reddit: "its very chemistry heavy for a subject that has absolutely no prerequisites. (if you have completed biochemistry and molecular biology, then it will be a lot easier). the coordinator (Ken) is not the greatest lecturer either. and besides a couple of guest lecturers, he is the on…"
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Q: Is FOOD30010 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FOOD30010, and when is it offered?
A: FOOD30010 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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