Comparison of Sensory Properties, Shelf-Life and Microbiological Safety of Industrial Sausages Produced with Autochthonous and Commercial Starter Cultures

Autor: Jadranka Frece, Dragan Kovačević, Snježana Kazazić, Jasna Mrvčić, Nada Vahčić, Damir Ježek, Mirjana Hruškar, Ivona Babić, Ksenija Markov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Food Technology and Biotechnology, Vol 52, Iss 3, Pp 307-316 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1330-9862
1334-2606
Popis: The aim of this research is to use isolated and characterized autochthonous functional starter cultures from traditional Croatian dry sausages and to evaluate their capacity for industrial production of five sausages (Čajna sausage, Zimska sausage, Bečka sausage, Srijemska sausage and Slavonski kulen). These defined autochthonous functional starter cultures (combination of Lactobacillus and Staphylococcus strains) were used to produce five different industrial sausages which were compared by a panel. The viability of introduced autochthonous Lactobacillus and Staphylococcus strains and their effect on the final product characteristics, namely microbiological, physicochemical and sensory properties were monitored. The obtained results indicate that autochthonous starter cultures survived industrial production of sausages and can be used for production of sausages under controlled conditions. Autochthonous starter cultures obtained better results in the organoleptic evaluation, microbial safety and prolonged shelf-life in comparison with commercial starter cultures.
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