Rapid method for dry curing boneless hams with little or no added nitrite

Fresh hams were skinned, boned, and fat removed to tolerance. Three curing mixtures were applied at the rate of 5% of the boneless weight. The curing mixtures consisted of (1) .1% sodium nitrite, 14.2% white sugar, and 85. 7% salt, (2) .2% sodium nitrite, 14.2% white sugar and 85.6% salt, (3) 10% v/...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tracy, Jay B.
Other Authors: Food Science and Technology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016
Subjects:
Ham
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71104