Optimisation of food expectations using product colour and appearance

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-62

  Wei, Shuo Ting ^a   Ou, Li Chen ^a   Luo, M Ronnier ^a   Hutchings, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance; Color; Color tolerance; Expectations; Fruit juice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053623015     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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