The panel evaluated acid flavour,
odour and flavour of dry-cured pork, pepper odour and flavour, dry-cured meat colour, hardness and juiciness using a 1 (mini- mum) to 5 (maximum) scale. The sensory panel was trained using reference sausages for scoring. The reference samples used to establish the minimum values were: a similar salami ripened for 4 days (colour, aroma and flavour; pepper aroma and flavour); a raw-cured pork sausage (acid flavour and hard- ness); and turkey salami (juiciness). As regards the maximum values, these referred to: Iberian salami (colour, hardness, juici- ness and fattiness); flavouring salami (odour and flavour); spicy pork salami (pepper odour and flavour); and a similar salami ripened for 4 days (acid flavour).