Soyfood consumption: Effects of perceived product attributes and the food and drug administration allowed health claims

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-621

  Rimal, Arbindra ^a   Moon, Wanki ^b   Balasubramanian, Siva K ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Food products; Health foods; United States of America

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 46249112447     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810877915     Document Type: Article

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