Consumers' beliefs about whole and refined grain products in the UK, Italy and Finland

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-206

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

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cereal foods; Consumer attitudes; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

EID: 35549011093     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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