Effects of Light Color on Consumers' Acceptability and Willingness to Eat Apples and Bell Peppers

Journal of Sensory Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-11

  Yang, Famous Lue ^a   Cho, Sungeun ^a   Seo, Han Seok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELLS; BEVERAGES; COLOR; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RETAIL STORES;

AMBIENT LIGHT; BELL PEPPERS; COLORED LIGHT; CRISPNESS INTENSITY; FOOD SAMPLES; FOOD SERVICES; WHITE LIGHT; YELLOW LIGHT;

FRUITS;

EID: 84958530260     PISSN: 08878250     EISSN: 1745459X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joss.12183     Document Type: Article

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