Table 4. Effect of different curing salts on texture profiles of salamis during ripening.
Variable | Days of ripening | ||||
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0 | 20 | 40 | SEM | ||
Shear force (kg) | T11) | 0.07Bc | 0.27Bb | 1.93Ba | 0.01 |
T2 | 0.09Ac | 1.29Ab | 3.46Aa | 0.08 | |
T3 | 0.09Ac | 1.09Ab | 3.44 Aa | 0.07 | |
T4 | 0.10Ac | 1.33Ab | 2.92Aa | 0.18 | |
SEM | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.14 | ||
Hardness (kg) | T11) | 0.22Ac | 0.74Cb | 4.24Ca | 0.01 |
T2 | 0.22Ac | 2.63Ab | 4.82Ca | 0.16 | |
T3 | 0.20Bc | 1.79Bb | 9.45Ba | 0.09 | |
T4 | 0.16Cc | 1.48Bb | 12.12Aa | 0.37 | |
SEM | 0 | 0.08 | 0.86 | ||
Springiness | T11) | 0.31Cb | 0.34Cb | 0.42Ca | 0.01 |
T2 | 0.36Bb | 0.52Ba | 0.47Ba | 0.01 | |
T3 | 0.37Bb | 0.51Ba | 0.50Ba | 0.01 | |
T4 | 0.42Ab | 0.60Aa | 0.57Aa | 0.01 | |
SEM | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
Cohesiveness | T11) | 0.27Cb | 0.32Ca | 0.33Ca | 0 |
T2 | 0.44Ab | 0.46Aa | 0.46ABa | 0 | |
T3 | 0.35Bb | 0.39Ba | 0.40BCa | 0 | |
T4 | 0.45Ac | 0.48Ab | 0.50Aa | 0 | |
SEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gumminess | T11) | 0.17Bc | 0.24Cb | 1.34Ba | 0 |
T2 | 1.03Ac | 1.38Bb | 1.46Ba | 0.02 | |
T3 | 0.61ABb | 3.85Aa | 3.80Aa | 0.07 | |
T4 | 1.02Ac | 3.14Ab | 3.69Aa | 0.12 | |
SEM | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.05 | ||
Chewiness | T11) | 0.05Cc | 0.09Cb | 0.13Ca | 0 |
T2 | 0.53Bb | 0.53Bb | 0.63Ba | 0.01 | |
T3 | 0.72Ab | 0.81Ab | 1.32Aa | 0.02 | |
T4 | 0.44Bc | 0.70Ab | 1.42Aa | 0.03 | |
SEM | 0.01 | 0 | 0.03 |
Standard error of the means (n=16).
T1, NaCl 1.9%; T2, NaCl 1.9%+NaNO2 0.01%; T3, KCl 1.9%+NaNO2 0.01%; T4, MgCl2 1.9%+NaNO2 0.01%.
Figures with different letters within a same row differ significantly (p<0.05).
Figures with different letters within a same column differ significantly (p<0.05).