European consumer attitudes on the associated health benefits of neutraceutical-containing processed meats using Co-enzyme Q10 as a sample functional ingredient

Meat Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-213

  Tobin, Brian D ^a   O'Sullivan, Maurice G ^a   Hamill, Ruth ^b   Kerry, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Co enzyme Q10; Consumer; Health; Processed meat; Survey

Indexed keywords

UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ATTITUDE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOODS, SPECIALIZED; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UBIQUINONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894500290     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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