Table 1. Means and standard errors of moisture, residual nitrite, TBARS, pH, and salt values of pastırma with different nitrite levels during processing

Moisture (%) Residual nitrite (ppm) TBARS (μmol malonaldehyde/kg) pH Salt (%)
Nitrite Levels (NL)
0 ppm (Control) 59.88 ± 3.39 0.86 ± 0.18d 30.26 ± 3.70a 5.74 ± 0.02a 6.71 ± 0.39b
50 ppm 60.12 ± 3.20 3.25 ± 0.51c 23.24 ± 2.58b 5.69 ± 0.03b 6.97 ± 0.47b
100 ppm 59.71 ± 3.26 7.95 ± 1.47b 16.09 ± 2.14c 5.70 ± 0.03b 7.77 ± 0.51a
150 ppm 60.34 ± 3.34 9.34 ± 1.54a 13.57 ± 1.72d 5.71 ± 0.03b 6.71 ± 0.44b
SEM 0.345 0.174 0.421 0.008 0.117
Significance NS ** ** ** **
Pastırma Production Stage (PPS)
Raw material 74.31 ± 0.43a 0.28 ± 0.03d 5.25 ± 0.40d 5.68 ± 0.03c -
End of curing 69.14 ± 0.50b 12.87 ± 1.78a 12.72 ± 0.70c 5.68 ± 0.03c 5.57 ± 0.28c
End of 2nd drying 54.39 ± 0.45c 3.88 ± 0.58c 28.67 ± 3.40b 5.71 ± 0.02b 8.75 ± 0.23a
Pastırma 42.21 ± 0.64d 4.38 ± 0.09b 36.51 ± 1.14a 5.78 ± 0.01a 6.80 ± 0.15b
SEM 0.345 0.174 0.421 0.008 0.102
Significance ** ** ** ** **
Interactions
NL × PPS * ** ** ** **