European consumers' perceived importance of qualifying and disqualifying nutrients in food choices

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 550-558

  Hoefkens, Christine ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Van Camp, John ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consumer; Disqualifying nutrients; European regions; Perception; Qualifying nutrients

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955968372     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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