Sensory profiles and consumer acceptability of a range of sugar-reduced products on the UK market

Food Research International

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-139

  Markey, Oonagh ^a   Lovegrove, Julie A ^a   Methven, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial sweeteners; Consumer acceptance; Sensory profile; Sugar; Sugar reformulation; Sugar reduced products

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD PRODUCTS; SUGARS; TEXTURES;

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY; CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS; POPULATION LEVELS; RASPBERRY JUICES; SENSORY ATTRIBUTES; SENSORY PROFILES;

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; RUBUS GLAUCUS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 84927168628     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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