Farm to Sensory Lab: Taste of Blueberry Fruit by Children and Adults

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1713-1719

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Colquhoun, Thomas A ^b   Bobowski, Nuala K ^a   Olmstead, James W ^b   Bartoshuk, Linda ^c   Clark, Dave ^b  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; blueberry; children; fruit; hedonics; taste

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; TASTE; VACCINIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUEBERRY PLANTS; CHILD; EATING; FARMS; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020419400     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13760     Document Type: Article

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