Content of Vasoactive Amines in Sremski Kulen and Sremska Kobasica Traditional Dry Fermented Sausages From Vojvodina

Biogenic amine content during the production and ripening of Sremski kulen, Serbian traditional dry fermented sausage

Sremski kulen is a wide diameter dry fermented sausage, produced from pork, seasoned with red spicy paprika, stuffed into pork cecum, and preserved by smoking, fermentation and drying. Due to specific ripening process, Sremski kulen is suitable for the accumulation of biogenic amines. Therefore, the aminogenesis was studied in traditionally produced Sremski kulen, taking into account the physicochemical parameters and microbial counts. The content of six biogenic amines (tryptamine, phenylethylamine, tyramine, histamine, putrescine, and cadaverine) was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The ripening process of Sremski kulen was slow followed by changes in a_w and pH value as well as expressed proteolysis. The autochthonous microbiota showed pronounced decarboxylase activity. Tryptamine and phenylethylamine were detected at each examined ripening stage while histamine was not detected until the end of ripening (16.55 ± 2.33 mg/kg). Tyramine, cadaverine, and putrescine content significantly increased during the ripening period (p < .05). In the final product, cadaverine was the dominant biogenic amine (132.40 ± 5.05 mg/kg), followed by tyramine (115.80 ± 15.46 mg/kg) and putrescine (68.55 ± 2.39 mg/kg). Although the long ripening period greatly contributed to the accumulation of biogenic amines in final product, their content are not of concern from product safety aspects, but requires improvement in hygiene of production process.

Safety, Quality and Analytical Authentication of ḥalāl Meat Products, with Particular Emphasis on Salami: A Review

Only some animal species could be transformed into ḥalāl salami and the raw meat must be obtained from ritually slaughtered animals. Several scientific studies have been conducted on ritual slaughtering practices and manufacturing of meat products for Jewish and Muslim religious communities; furthermore, many projects have been funded by the European Community on this topic. The authenticity and traceability of meat is one of the priorities of ḥalāl food certification systems. The pig matrix (meat and/or lard) may be fraudulently present in ḥalāl processed meat, as well as salami, for both economic and technological purposes; in fact, the use of these raw materials reflects the easier availability and their lower cost; furthermore, it allows manufacturers to obtain final products with better quality (sensory properties) and stability (especially with respect to oxidative reactions). The aim of this review is to discuss the qualitative and technological aspects of ḥalāl raw meat for dry fermented sausages (salami); moreover, this study focuses on the most recent studies carried out on the certification system and on the analytical methods performed in order to solve problems such as fraud and adulteration of ḥalāl salami and other halal meat foods.

The determination of some biogenic amines in Turkish fermented sausages consumed in Van

Biogenic amines, has been implicated as the causative agent in several outbreaks of food poisoning. Fermented food such as Turkish style fermented sausages can also contain biogenic amines, microorganisms possessing the enzymes decarboxylase, which converts amino acids to biogenic amines, are responsible for the formation of biogenic amines in fermented sausages. The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of biogenic amines in Turkish fermented sausage consumed in Van in Turkey, and to evaluate their concentrations in term of public health risks. High performance liquid chromatography method was used to the determination of 8 biogenic amines in 120 sausage samples collected from 10 different brands sold in the local markets of Van. The detection levels of biogenic amines in the samples was ranged from 0 to 129.375 mg/kg for tryptamine, from 0 to 65.625 mg/kg for 2-phenylethylamine, from 0 to 255.625 mg/kg for putrescine, from 0 to 1148.75 mg/kg for cadaverine, from 0 to 469.375 mg/kg for histamine, from 0 to 438.125 mg/kg for tyramine, from 0 to 554.375 mg/kg for spermidine, and from 0 to 614.375 mg/kg for spermine.