181–182, 185, 193–195, 201, 209,
217, 233, 235–236, 238–239, 244,
251, 254–263, 293, 299–300, 303
reaction, 185
requirements, 24, 43, 45, 86–87,
134–136, 202, 212, 214, 217, 225,
246–247, 250, 252
research, 126, 128, 210, 217, 220, 262,
264
response, 300, 304
satisfaction, 231, 267
segment, 165, 184–185, 193–195, 263
spending, 55
studies, 231
survey, 50, 52–53, 57, 60, 87, 178–181,
195, 208, 217, 237–238, 253–254
system, 275
testing, 150, 182, 185–191, 205
trial, 172
utility, 233
vector, 161
wants, 122, 199–200, 202, 205–206,
210, 263
consumption, 51, 55, 57, 150, 167,
180–181, 195, 211, 231, 238, 243,
270, 273, 275, 286, 293, 299,
301–302
acceptability 152–153
decision, 237
frequency, 239, 243, 300
of fresh fruits and vegetables, 13–14,
179, 252–254, 263–264
of processed fruits and vegetables, 246,
252–254, 263–264
level, 154
quality, 111, 151, 153–154, 181, 210,
236, 278, 301
trend, 244
contingent valuation (CV), 235–236
continuity, 269, 275
continuous function, 150
contrast process, 204
controlled atmosphere (CA), 105
convection, 104
convenience, 4, 11, 44, 116, 154, 210,
238, 253–254, 260, 264
cooking, 209cool chain, 98, 100, 282
cooling delay, 272
corn, 25–26, 98, 239
correlation, 187, 190, 192, 290
cost, 126–127, 200, 202–203, 211,
215–216, 251–252, 258, 285, 292
benefit analysis, 235
effective, 230
efficiency, 23
saving, 247–248
cotton, 25–26, 55–56, 59
Cox, 167–169
coxlike style 165
cranberry, 25, 38
creativity, 303
creep, 26
crispness, 163, 168–169, 218–219
crop
improvement, 43
production, 4, 10–14, 18, 30–31, 39, 41,
47–49, 51, 57, 63, 65, 122–123 127,
129, 178–179, 185, 194–195,
210–212, 214–216, 219, 231, 241,
246, 250–251, 260, 262–263,
285–294, 296
cross-cultural, 167–169, 243
cross-docking, 282
cross-functional team, 220
cross-sectional data, 234
crossing, 22–23, 25, 41
crucifer, 35–36
cryptic quality characteristic, 47, 53–57
cryptoxanthin, 32
cucumber, 12, 26, 39, 53, 96, 99–100, 112,
138–139, 239
cultivar, 1, 12, 15, 21, 23–25, 28, 30–31,
40–41, 43, 52, 54, 56–57, 59–60, 63,
99, 127, 147, 152, 162–163, 165, 178,
185–186, 189, 201, 210, 214–216,
229, 242, 251
cultivation, 92
cultural factor, 160
curved box plot, 168–169
customer, 199–220, 249–250, 269, 282,
302
dimension, 205
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