Impact of consumer's sensitivity to androstenone on acceptability of meat from entire male pigs in three European countries: France, Spain and United Kingdom

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 572-578

  Blanch, M ^a   Panella Riera, N ^a   Chevillon, P ^b   Furnols, M Font i ^a   Gil, M ^a   Gil, J M ^c   Kallas, Z ^c   Oliver, M A ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b La Motte au Vicomte   (France)

^c Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Androstenone; Anosmia; Boar taint; Consumers; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABILITY; ANDROSTENONE; ANOSMIA; BOAR TAINT; CONSUMERS; SENSITIVITY;

MEATS;

SUIDAE;

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; ODOR; SPAIN; SWINE; TASTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; ODORS; SKATOLE; SPAIN; SWINE; TASTE;

EID: 84355161639     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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