Liking and consumption of vegetables with more appealing and less appealing sensory properties: Associations with attitudes, food neophobia and food choice motivations in European adolescents

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 75, Issue , 2019, Pages 179-186

  Appleton, K M ^a   Dinnella, C ^b   Spinelli, S ^b   Morizet, D ^c   Saulais, L ^d,e   Hemingway, A ^a   Monteleone, E ^b   Depezay, L ^c   Perez Cueto, F J A ^f   Hartwell, H ^g  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Bonduelle ^*  (France)

^d Institut Paul Bocuse   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic characteristics; Individual characteristics; Taste; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062602006     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.02.007     Document Type: Article

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