Consumer sensory perception of cheese depends on context: A study using comment analysis and linear mixed models

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 184-197

  Lahne, Jacob ^a   Trubek, Amy B ^a   Pelchat, Marcia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comment analysis; Consumer sensory perception; Extrinsic information; Linear mixed modeling; Vermont artisan cheese

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888083535     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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