Formulation Ingredients Important for Shelf-Stability
> Salt
Salt(sodium chloride) is the most important ingredient used in the manufacture of dried meat products Salt exhibits many functions including suppressing microbial growth, reducing water activity, releasing salt soluble proteins, penetrating easily into meats enhancing cure penetration, flavor and showing a pro-oxidant effect. The percent salt in a meat product is not as important as the brine strength. The bine strength(sometimes referred to as water-phase salt) is the percent salt divided by the percent salt plus percent moisture in the same product in dried meats that are manufactured with an injected or immersed brine, the salometer reading expresses the strength or salt content in the brine A 100 degree brine contains the maximum 26.3% salt and a 50 degree brine contains 13.15% salt.
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