Use of slope analysis to characterize consumer preference for virgin olive oil

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-140

  Monteleone, E ^b   Carlucci, A ^b   Caporale, G ^b   Pagliarini, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer preference; Olive oil; Sensory characteristics; Slope analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031532824     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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