Lipolysis is also favored by conditions
prior to cooking, especially when the the pH
is near neutral conditions. Fatty acids are
released during resting and initial cooking of
hams (Toldr á 2007 ). One or two days of
resting, prior to cooking, allows longer enzymatic
action and larger amounts of released
amino acids and fatty acids that will act as
substrates for further chemical reactions (i.e.,
Strecker reactions) responsible for the generation
of volatile compounds. As in the case