Research Article

Indigenous Starter Cultures to Improve Quality of Artisanal Dry Fermented Sausages from Chaco (Argentina)

Table 2

Ash and NaCl concentration, total fat content, and TBARS values registered for dry sausages at the end of the ripening period.

SystemAsh (%)NaCl (%)Total fat (%)TBARS (mg MDA/kg)

SAS-16.9a  ± 0.31b6.11 ± 0.9724.97 ± 4.290.89 ± 0.03
C-16.42 ± 0.155.39 ± 0.3821.46 ± 2.671.05 ± 0.08
SAS-26.95 ± 0.325.73 ± 0.1830.05 ± 2.620.97 ± 0.04
C-26.38 ± 1.126.03 ± 0.0133.99 ± 0.551.54 ± 0.04

Mean value.
bStandard deviation.