Effect of a health claim on consumer acceptance of exotic Brazilian fruit juices: Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia), Cajá (Spondias lutea L.) and Umbu (Spondias tuberosa Arruda)

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1988-1996

  Vidigal, Márcia C T R ^a   Minim, Valéria P R ^a   Carvalho, Naiara B ^a   Milagres, Maria Patrícia ^a   Gonçalves, Aline C A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b Programa Institucional de Bioengenharia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Consumer; Exotic fruit; Heath; Sensory acceptability

Indexed keywords

CAMU-CAMU; CONSUMER; CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; EXOTIC FRUIT; HEALTH BENEFITS; HEATH; SENSORY ACCEPTABILITY; SENSORY ACCEPTANCE; THREE STAGES; TROPICAL FRUITS;

FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; RATING; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

EUTERPE OLERACEA; MYRCIARIA DUBIA; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; SPONDIAS TUBEROSA;

EID: 79959991669     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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