Consumer Perception of Dry-Cured Ham - A Cross-Cultural Study in Italy, Norway and Spain

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 450-466

  Hersleth, Margrethe ^a   Næs, Tormod ^a   Guerrero, Luis ^b   Claret, Anna ^b   Recchia, Annamaria ^c   Dinnella, Caterina ^c   Monteleone, Erminio ^c  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; MEATS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CONSUMER PERCEPTION; CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY; DESCRIPTORS; DRY-CURED HAM; GENERALIZED PROCRUSTES ANALYSIS; PRODUCT MAP; SENSORY MODALITY;

DRYING;

EID: 84897074618     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: 1745459X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joss.12068     Document Type: Article

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