Table 3.
Ingredients | Aspect | Aroma and flavor |
---|---|---|
Control | Pinky color; bright; pale color | Smoky; short flavor |
Nitrite | “Over-cured”; artificial color; looks like cured pork loin | Short aroma and flavor; tastes like bacon |
Nitrate | Very pale color | Does not smell like chouriço; short aroma and flavor; smell like cured ham |
Nitrite + Nitrate |
Brighter than the other; color slightly artificial; color seems more like that of cooked ham than chouriço; it seems less homemade (than the previous tested); pinkish color | Short aroma; resembles bacon; slightly smoky |
Wine | Dark pink color; drier; slightly brownish | Cured aroma; characteristic wine aroma (intense) |
Wine + Garlic |
Dark red; homemade quality; red wine color; moister | Characteristic aroma to wine and garlic; tasty; good flavor |