Table 1. pH and water activity (a_w) values of bez sucuks during processing stages and storage periods¹⁾

	BS10²⁾		BS20		BS30

	pH	a_w	pH	a_w	pH	a_w
Process stages (day)

Initial mixture	5.51 ± 0.21^Aa	0.978 ± 0.007^Aa	5.61 ± 0.21^Aa	0.976 ± 0.005^Aa	5.74 ± 0.26^Aa	0.973 ± 0.005^Aa
2	4.89 ± 0.20^Bb	0.972 ± 0.004^BAa	5.06 ± 0.11^ABb	0.974 ± 0.005^Aa	5.16 ± 0.19^Ab	0.971 ± 0.005^Aa
4	4.67 ± 0.14^Ac	0.968 ± 0.003^Bb	4.74 ± 0.10^Ad	0.971 ± 0.00^Aa	4.76 ± 0.13^Ac	0.967 ± 0.002^Ba
10	5.04 ± 0.16^Ab	0.964 ± 0.005^Ac	4.90 ± 0.07^Bc	0.949 ± 0.006^Ab	4.84 ± 0.08^Bc	0.949 ± 0.005^Ab
14	4.94 ± 0.13^Ab	0.913 ± 0.017^Bd	4.78 ± 0.06^Bd	0.922 ± 0.015^ABc	4.72 ± 0.07^Bc	0.935 ± 0.016^Ac

Storage periods (day)

0	4.94 ± 0.13^Ab	0.913 ± 0.017^Ba	4.78 ± 0.06^Bb	0.920 ± 0.015^ABab	4.72 ± 0.07^Bbc	0.935 ± 0.016^Aa
30	5.26 ± 0.24^Aa	0.897 ± 0.012^Bb	5.04 ± 0.59^Ba	0.908 ± 0.015^ABcd	4.98 ± 0.18^Ba	0.920 ± 0.009^Ab
60	5.10 ± 0.05^Aab	0.907 ± 0.006^Cab	4.83 ± 0.23^Bb	0.916 ± 0.008^Babc	4.65 ± 0.25^Bc	0.927 ± 0.008^Aab
90	5.23 ± 0.04^Aa	0.904 ± 0.004^Cab	5.04 ± 0.22^Ba	0.923 ± 0.005^Ba	4.85 ± 0.16^Cab	0.935 ± 0.006^Aa
120	5.23 ± 0.32^Aa	0.896 ± 0.009^Cb	5.01 ± 0.27^ABa	0.909 ± 0.010^Bcd	4.80 ± 0.18^Bbc	0.926 ± 0.011^Aab
150	5.12 ± 0.17^Aa	0.900 ± 0.008^Bb	4.87 ± 0.10^Bab	0.901 ± 0.008^Bd	4.67 ± 0.03^Cc	0.918 ± 0.010^Ab
180	5.21 ± 0.07^Aa	0.905 ± 0.004^Bab	4.91 ± 0.11^Bab	0.911 ± 0.007^Bbcd	4.69 ± 0.13^Cbc	0.923 ± 0.005^Ab