Research Article

Effect of Starter Culture and Low Concentrations of Sodium Nitrite on Fatty Acids, Color, and Escherichia coli Behavior during Salami Processing

Table 2

Onset temperature of the endothermic peak (), maximum temperature (), and enthalpy (ΔH) of the lipid fractions of salami treatment Ls-Sc+ in the pre-fermentation and postripening stages.

StageNon-reversible heat flowTotal heat flow
(°C) (°C)H (J/g) (°C) (°C)H (J/g)

Pre-fermentation15.75022.3801.27516.75024.8204.884
32.70035.7800.37137.98043.2900.881
80.14084.2800.031

Post - ripening16.18725.2905.49519.19527.6506.610
40.10545.0801.23039.80545.3302.211