Edible insects acceptance by belgian consumers: Promising attitude for entomophagy development

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-20

  Caparros Megido, Rudy ^a,b   Sablon, Ludovic ^a   Geuens, Mélodie ^a   Brostaux, Yves ^a   Alabi, Taofic ^a   Blecker, Christophe ^a   Drugmand, Didier ^b   Haubruge, Éric ^a,b   Francis, Frédéric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Gembloux Agro Bio Tech Université de Liège ^*  (Belgium)

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EID: 84893942661     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: 1745459X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joss.12077     Document Type: Article

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