Testing consumer perception of nutrient content claims using conjoint analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 688-694

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a   Moskowitz, Howard ^b   Reisner, Michele ^b   Krieger, Bert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MOSKOWITZ JACOBS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Food and Drug Administration; Healthfulness; Nutrient content claims

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PERCEPTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77954217400     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009993119     Document Type: Article

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