Functional foods development in the European market: A consumer perspective

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-228

  Annunziata, Azzurra ^a   Vecchio, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumers; European Union; Factor analysis; Functional foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957648820     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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