A cross-cultural study using Napping®: Do Korean and French consumers perceive various green tea products differently?

Food Research International

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 534-542

  Kim, Young Kyung ^a,c   Jombart, Laureen ^b   Valentin, Dominique ^b   Kim, Kwang Ok ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^c AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Consumers' perception; Cross cultural; Green tea; Napping ; Overall acceptability; Ultra flash profile

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY; CROSS-CULTURAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISONS; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; FLASH PROFILES; GREEN TEA; OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY; SENSORY PROPERTIES;

FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84879511137     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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