more than 30% compared with the control of experiment 1 which
fat content is the habitual in this type of meat product.
Table 3 shows the results of sensory analysis of LC batches to
which calcium salts had been added. In the case of the HC batches,
the panelists judged their acceptability to be very low, and the
scores obtained were below 4 (out of 10) in all cases. The panelists
cited off-flavour and high hardness as reasons for their evaluations.
We therefore judged this concentration to be inadequate for
enriching dry fermented sausages, and we do not show the results
for these batches.
Scores for the batches with calcium, relative to their respective
control batches, were similar in the three experiments (Table 3).
However, when examining all batches together, a difference was
observed in relation to the fat content: the lower the fat content,
the higher the hardness. Scores for batches in experiment 3 (6%
fat) differed significantly from those of experiment 2 (15% fat),
and scores in both experiments in turn differed from those of
experiment 1 (conventional products); these last sausages showed
the lowest scores and were considered the softest.
No significant differences in overall acceptability were observed
between calcium-enriched batches and their corresponding control
batches, independently of the fat content. However, when