Sensory characterization of dry-cured ham using free-choice profiling

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 148-155

  Guàrdia, M Dolors ^a   Aguiar, Ana P S ^a   Claret, Anna ^a   Arnau, Jacint ^a   Guerrero, Luis ^a  

^a IRTA Centro de Tecnologia de los Alimentos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Dry cured ham; Free choice profiling; Sensory properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350591065     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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