Odour characteristics
Odour quality (preference) scores tended to decrease in all types of
“lacón” during refrigerated storage (Fig. 8A), although there were no
significant differences (P N 0.05) due to treatment or time of storage.
Odour intensity (Fig. 8B) scores tended to increase during refrigerated
storage in all types of “lacón”, with no significant differences due to
treatment or time of storage. Acid odour (Fig. 8C) scores, which increased
significantly (P b 0.05) with the time of storage, showed on
days 30 and 60 significantly (P b 0.05) lower values for P600 “lacón”
than for the VP samples, a result which could be explained by the