A conjoint study on apple acceptability: Sensory characteristics and nutritional information

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 40, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 39-48

  Endrizzi, Isabella ^a   Torri, Luisa ^b   Corollaro, Maria Laura ^a   Demattè, M Luisa ^a   Aprea, Eugenio ^a   Charles, Mathilde ^a   Biasioli, Franco ^a   Gasperi, Flavia ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple acceptability; Conjoint analysis; Consumers' segmentation; External information; Sensory characteristics

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84929734396     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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