THE INFLUENCE OF TWO STARTER CULTURES ON THE MICROBIOLOGICAL STABILITY OF MACEDONIAN TRADITIONAL SAUSAGE

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to monitor the influence of two starter cultures on the microbiological stability of Macedonian traditional sausage. The research covered three variants: Control variant; Variant 2: with addition of starter culture CS-300; Variant 3: with addition of starter cultures CS-300 and BLC-78. The total bacteria count and Lactobacillus sp. in all three variants decreases compared to the initial value. There is no presence of Escherichia coli and Enterobacteriaceae.Starter culture CS-300 is recommended, while better stability of the microflora is achieved during the storage period, as well as a good quality. At the same time, the use of nitrite salt is eliminated, which results in getting a safe product.