The perception of food quality. Profiling Italian consumers

Appetite

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-182

  Mascarello, Giulia ^a   Pinto, Anna ^a   Parise, Nicoletta ^b   Crovato, Stefania ^a   Ravarotto, Licia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumers' perception; Food quality perception; Italian consumers' profiles; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; ITALY; MOTIVATION; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923924385     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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