Consumer evaluation of food with nutritional benefits: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 355-371

  Mogendi, Joseph Birundu ^a,b   De Steur, Hans ^a   Gellynck, Xavier ^a   Makokha, Anselimo ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acceptance; consumer evaluation; food; nutritional benefits; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NARRATIVE; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORTIFIED FOOD; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTHY DIET; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHY DIET; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84963568980     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2016.1170768     Document Type: Review

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