Genetic and environmental influences on liking and reported intakes of vegetables in Irish children

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 32, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 253-263

  Feeney, Emma L ^a,b   O'Brien, Sinead A ^a   Scannell, Amalia G M ^a   Markey, Anne ^a   Gibney, Eileen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruciferous vegetables; Food preferences liking; Fungiform papillae; PTC PROP; Supertasting; TAS2R38

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887732678     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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