Raw Sausage/Salami Sliceable

Raw sausage and salami are meat products made exclusively from raw meat.
Raw sausage and salami are meat products made exclusively from raw meat. During the production process, lactic acid or other acids, combined with drying, create a stable food product. Starter cultures play a key role in this fermentation process.  
Acid formation results in structure and microbiological stability. Lactic acid producers in the starter cultures metabolize sugars added to the meat to lactic acid. The use of starter cultures guarantees that any spontaneous flora present on the meat is suppressed and that maturing can thus proceed in a standardized manner. In addition, bacteria are added during raw sausage maturing, which have a positive effect on flavor development and color formation. 
Curing substances (nitrite) are degraded by bacteria with the enzyme system "nitrate reductase" and are thus available for the improved formation of the red curing color (nitrosomyoglobin). The aroma formation is positively influenced by lipoytic and proteolytic enzyme systems of the starter cultures. The selection of starter cultures can be used to control the fermentation rate in conjunction with temperature control during maturation. The use of starter cultures for raw sausage maturation accelerates and standardizes the natural maturation process and thus leads to fewer deviations in production and efficient plant utilization.