The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model for purchase intention of foreign food products in the Iranian context. Based on an in-depth review of past literature, the sub-factors related to customer’s purchase intention were extracted. Then, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to identify and confirm the factors affecting purchase intention of f...

: fried products derived from potato, particularly potato crisp have been widely included in food basket of the households in the recent years in iran. potato crisp, among other products, is of great importance and is considered as competitive products. this product is in the list of the food products with high acrylamide content. therefore, due to the nutritional importance of this product and...

background: doogh is a popular dairy beverage in iran which its main ingredient is yogurt. the aim of this study was evaluation of bacterial and fungal contamination of this product marketed in lorestan province, west of iran. methods: a total of 200 doogh samples consisted of 150 commercial samples, including five different brands and also 50 homemade samples were purchased randomly from marke...

Meat is very rich and convenient source of nutrients including also a large extent of microelements. Contamination with heavy metals is a serious threat because of their toxicity, bioaccumulation and biomagnifications in the food chain. The lead concentrations depend on the environmental conditions and the food production methods. Ingestion of contaminants, especially heavy metals, by animals c...

: Fried products derived from potato, particularly potato crisp have been widely included in food basket of the households in the recent years in Iran. Potato crisp, among other products, is of great importance and is considered as competitive products. This product is in the list of the food products with high acrylamide content. Therefore, due to the nutritional importance of this product and...

When someone takes a bite of a chicken filet sandwich, the last thing he or she wants to do is to bite down a piece of bone in the meat. That is also the last thing the food industry wants. Because there is an increase of demand for larger sortments of food products there was a need for automation of the processes involved in the preparation of the meat, fish or other food products. Using this ...