Exploring influences on food choice in a large population sample: The Italian Taste project

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 59, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-140

  Monteleone, E ^a   Spinelli, S ^a   Dinnella, C ^a   Endrizzi, I ^b   Laureati, M ^c   Pagliarini, E ^c   Sinesio, F ^d   Gasperi, F ^b   Torri, L ^e   Aprea, E ^b   Bailetti, L I ^f   Bendini, A ^g   Braghieri, A ^h   Cattaneo, C ^c   Cliceri, D ^a   Condelli, N ^h   Cravero, M C ^d   Del Caro, A ⁱ   Di Monaco, R ^j   Drago, S ^k   Favotto, S ^l   Fusi, R ^a   Galassi, L ^m   Gallina Toschi, T ^g   Garavaldi, A ⁿ   Gasparini, P ^o   Gatti, E ^p   Masi, C ^a   Mazzaglia, A ^r   Moneta, E ^d   Piasentier, E ^l   Piochi, M ^a,e   Pirastu, N ^q   Predieri, S ^p   Robino, A ^o   Russo, F ^s   Tesini, F ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Research Centre for Food and Nutrition   (Italy)

^e University of Gastronomic Science   (Italy)

^f Italian Center of Sensory Analysis Innovation   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^k University of Naples ^*  (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^m ERSAF Regional Agency for Services to Agriculture and Forestry   (Italy)

ⁿ CRPA SpA   (Italy)

^o INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^p CNR   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^r UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^s Adacta International Spa   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Food attitudes; Food preference; Neophobia; PROP; Sensitivity to punishment; Sensitivity to reward; Sensory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014650237     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.02.013     Document Type: Article

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