Sweet and sour preferences in young children and adults: Role of repeated exposure

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 421-429

  Liem, Djin Gie ^a   De Graaf, Cees ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Hedonics; Repeated exposure; Sour; Sweet; Taste

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; SUCROSE; YOGHURT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEETNESS; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EID: 9744267497     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.08.028     Document Type: Article

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