Cooking time but not cooking method affects children's acceptance of Brassica vegetables

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 441-448

  Poelman, Astrid A M ^a,b   Delahunty, Conor M ^a   de Graaf, Cees ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Children; Descriptive analysis; Preparation; Steaming; Vegetable consumption

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 84872929279     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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