The effect of different ripening processes (traditional, T vs. industrial, I) on proteolytic changes and texture of dry-fermented
sausage Petrovská klobása was examined. More intensive pH decline was registered in I sausages, which had a positive impact
on the drying process and proteolysis. Moisture content in I sausages was consistently lower than in T sausages. Likewise,
proteolysis was more pronounced in I sausages, resulting in higher concentrations of nitrogen fractions. During processing,
hardness and chewiness were significantly higher in I sausages, but these became almost identical once the required moisture
content of sausages (