Four formulations of a dry fermented sausage, known as sobrassada, containing different percentages of carrot dietary fibre (DF) [3%
(S3), 6% (S6), 9% (S9) and 12% (S12) (w/w)] were analyzed for various physico-chemical and microbiological parameters and sensory
attributes. The ripening process was monitored throughout storage. The pH of DF-supplemented sobrassadas was critically affected during
ripening by the amount of DF incorporated, the values for sobrassada samples containing over 3% of DF suggested that the fermentation
process in these samples was not successful. In addition, textural parameters, such as hardness and compression work, were
significantly affected by the addition of over 3% of DF. The lipolytic process, one of the major biochemical events, was only affected
when relatively large percentages of DF concentrate were incorporated. Thus, S3 and S6 samples exhibited similar free fatty acid profiles
to the control throughout ripening.
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