Taste or health: A study on consumer acceptance of corn chips

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Tepper, Beverly J ^a   Trail, Amy C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Reduced fat foods

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031876956     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3293(98)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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