Understanding consumers' perception of lamb meat using free word association

Meat Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-74

  de Andrade, Juliana Cunha ^a   de Aguiar Sobral, Louise ^a   Ares, Gastón ^b   Deliza, Rosires ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Consumer studies; Consumption frequency; Lamb meat; Qualitative techniques

Indexed keywords

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

BRAZIL; CONSUMER STUDIES; CONSUMPTION FREQUENCY; LAMB MEATS; QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES;

MEATS;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEAT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FREE ASSOCIATION; HUMANS; MEAT; SHEEP; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959441521     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.02.039     Document Type: Article

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