Sensory evaluation of organic and conventional fruits and vegetables available to Irish consumers

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-162

  Tobin, Rachel ^a   Moane, Siobhan ^a   Larkin, Tracey ^a  

^a Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fruits; Ireland; Organic food; Sensory evaluation; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DESCRIPTORS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; IRELAND; ORGANIC FOODS; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; REPEATED MEASURES; SCIENTIFIC DATA; SENSORY ATTRIBUTES; SENSORY EVALUATION; SENSORY PROPERTIES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; T-TESTS;

STATISTICAL TESTS; VEGETABLES;

FRUITS;

EID: 84871278220     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2012.03172.x     Document Type: Article

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