Extra-virgin olive oil: are consumers provided with the sensory quality they want? A hedonic price model with sensory attributes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1591-1598

  Cavallo, Carla ^a   Caracciolo, Francesco ^a   Cicia, Gianni ^a   Del Giudice, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

consumer preferences; extra virgin olive oil; hedonic price model; sensory quality

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIVE TREE; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLEA; OLIVE OIL; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030464161     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8633     Document Type: Article

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