Consumer attitude and purchase intention towards processed meat products with natural compounds and a reduced level of nitrite

Meat Science

Volumn 121, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-126

  Hung, Yung ^a   de Kok, Theo M ^b   Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Additives; Functional foods; Health; Marketing; Nitrite; Phytochemicals; Processed meat products

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMMERCE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MARKETING; PURCHASING; SALES; SURVEYS;

CONSUMER ATTITUDES; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS; NITRITE; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS; PURCHASE INTENTION;

MEATS;

FOOD ADDITIVE; NITRITE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NITRITES; PHYTOCHEMICALS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973441930     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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