Identification of new food alternatives: How do consumers categorize meat and meat substitutes?

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-383

  Hoek, Annet C ^a,b   van Boekel, Martinus A J S ^a   Voordouw, Jantine ^a   Luning, Pieternel A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Categorization; Consumers; Free sorting; Grouping; Meat replacers; Meat substitutes; New products; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952191172     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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