Chocolate: Food for moods

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Wong, S Y ^a   Lua, Pei Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chocolate; Mood; Nutrients; Oro sensory aspects; Pharmacological effects

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CACAO; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AFFECT; CACAO; HUMANS;

EID: 80053992216     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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