Bitter taste thresholds in a Turkish society

Ecology of Food Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-144

  Ceyhan, Orhan ^a   Mavi, Ayfer ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bitter taste thresholds; Chili pepper; Human

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; NUTRITION;

TURKEY;

AVES; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0032695854     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1999.9991574     Document Type: Article

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