Moisture (%) | Residual nitrite (ppm) | TBARS (μmol malonaldehyde/kg) | pH | Salt (%) | |
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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 | * | ** | ** | ** | ** |