Exploring consumers' knowledge and perceptions of hydrocolloids used as food additives and ingredients

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 477-484

  Varela, P ^a   Fiszman, S M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Additives; Consumers; Food hydrocolloids; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866897700     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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