Consumer acceptance of insect-based alternative meat products in Western countries

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 237-243

  Caparros Megido, Rudy ^a   Gierts, Chloé ^a   Blecker, Christophe ^a   Brostaux, Yves ^a   Haubruge, Éric ^a   Alabi, Taofic ^a   Francis, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Entomophagy; Hedonic evaluation; Insect burger; Novel food; Sensory liking; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966710065     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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