Consumer perceptions of healthy cereal products and production methods

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-196

  Dean, M ^a   Shepherd, R ^a   Arvola, A ^b   Vassallo, M ^c   Winkelmann, M ^d   Claupein, E ^d   Lahteenmaki L ^b   Raats, M M ^a   Saba, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cereal products; Functional food; Public perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448986612     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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