Consumers' Attitudes Toward Functional Foods: A Review

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 343-347

  Bakshi, A ^a   Chhabra, S ^a   Kaur, R ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Consumers' Attitudes; Functional foods; Nutraceuticals; Perception

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL;

CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 85097500603     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.18:343-347     Document Type: Review

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