Consumer acceptance of insect-based foods in the Netherlands: Academic and commercial implications

Appetite

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-58

  House, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Edible insects; Insects as food; Novel foods

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CONSUMER; EATING; HUMAN; INSECT; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION; ANIMAL; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INSECTA; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84979585435     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.07.023     Document Type: Article

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