What are the cultural effects on consumers' perceptions? A case study covering coalho cheese in the Brazilian northeast and southeast area using word association

Food Research International

Volumn 102, Issue , 2017, Pages 553-558

  Soares, Eveline K B ^a   Esmerino, Erick A ^a   Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius S ^c   da Silva, Maria Aparecida A P ^d   Freitas, Mônica Q ^a   Cruz, Adriano G ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coalho cheese; PLS DA; Regional diversity; Word association

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MARKETING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; MANUFACTURING METHODS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); PLS-DA; PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY; REGIONAL DIVERSITY; SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS; WORD ASSOCIATION;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHEESE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD ASSOCIATION TEST; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHEESE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029702191     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.08.053     Document Type: Article

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