Consumer perception and use of iron fortified foods is associated with their knowledge and understanding of nutritional issues

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 683-688

  Pounis, George D ^a   Makri, Stella ^a   Gougias, Lazaros ^a   Makris, Haralambos ^a   Papakonstantinou, Marianna ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^b   Kapsokefalou, Maria ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Consumers; Consumption; Iron fortification; Nutrition knowledge; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959848242     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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