Traditional foods: Why and how to sustain them

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 498-504

  Trichopoulou, A ^a   Vasilopoulou, E ^a   Georga, K ^a   Soukara, S ^a   Dilis, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; BENEFICIATION; HEALTH; NUTRITION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

'EUROFIR' PROJECT; GREEK TRADITIONAL DIET; MEDITERRANEAN TRADITIONAL FOODS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 33745664550     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2006.03.005     Document Type: Review

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