Influence of label information on dark chocolate acceptability

Appetite

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 665-671

  Torres Moreno, M ^a   Tarrega, A ^b   Torrescasana, E ^a   Blanch, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Cocoa percentage; Consumer studies; Dark chocolate; Expectations; Origin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CACAO; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DARK CHOCOLATE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PURCHASING; SENSORY EVALUATION; TASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CACAO; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASTE;

EID: 84856327668     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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