The shoulder, ham trimmings and belly were removed from the carcasses 24 h post mortem after
chilling at 5 8C and then made into salami. ‘‘Filzetta’’ type salamis (75% meat and 25% fat), weighing about 600 g, were prepared by adding salt (25 g/kg batter), spices (1.6 g/kg batter), sugar (4.2 g/ kg batter), wine (7.5 g/kg batter), vitamin C (60 mg/kg batter) and potassium nitrate (150 mg/kg batter) to the minced meat and fat.