Consumer knowledge, attitude and practice towards the use of monosodium glutamate and food grade bullion cubes as dietary constituents

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-80

  Henry Unaeze, H N ^a  

^a Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Consumer knowledge; Food flavour enhancers; Monosodium glutamate

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE; FOOD GRADE BULLION CUBE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COOKING; DIARRHEA; DIET; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PEPPER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; URBAN AREA; VOMITING; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 77149135714     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.76.80     Document Type: Article

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