'Nutritional Footprint' in the Food, Meals and HoReCa Sectors: A Review

Inmaculada Zarzo1,2, Carla Soler1,3, Maria-Angeles Fernandez-Zamudio4

  • 1Food & Health Lab, Institute of Materials Science, University of Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.

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