Role of intrinsic search cues in the formation of consumer preferences and choice for pork chops

Meat Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-354

  Verbeke, Wim ^a   De Smet, Stefaan ^a   Vackier, Isabelle ^a   Van Oeckel, Monique J ^b   Warnants, Nathalie ^b   Van Kenhove, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Colour; Consumer; Drip; Fat cover; Marbling; Pork chops; Preference

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CONSUMERS; DRIP; FAT COVER; MARBLING; PORK CHOPS; PREFERENCE;

COLOR; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION; NUTRITION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

MEATS;

EID: 5744242340     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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