How information enhances acceptability of a low-fat spread

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-94

  Kähkönen, Päivi ^a   Tuorila, Hely ^a   Rita, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

information; low fat foods; Pleasantness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030483817     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-3293(95)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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