DYNAMICS OF ORGANOLEPTIC, PHYSICOCHEMICAL INDICATORS OF SAUSAGES WHEN ADDING FIGS TO THE TECHNOLOGY
The article presents the results of studies obtained in the study of the dynamics of organoleptic, physicochemical indicators of sausages when adding figs to the production technology, which were carried out at the department of food technologies of the Donskoy GAU in the village of Persianovsky, Oktyabrsky district, Rostov region. It has been found that the addition of figs (fiber) to the recipe improves the properties of the finished product. The best taste can be explained by the introduction of figs into the technology, which changes the taste, which is very specific, but upon further heat treatment, the entire flavor bouquet is revealed. When the minced meat was deposited for further processing, the following processes occurred: an increase in tenderness, an increase in the hydrophilicity of proteins, the consistency was moderately porous. All this contributes to an increase in moisture binding capacity, to accelerate which fiber is added. Sample No. 1 had the best physicochemical characteristics, since the weight of the control sample No. 1 after the first drying was 11.46 g with a moisture content of 62.32%. For experimental sample No. 2, the mass after drying was 10.68 with 64.08% moisture content. The control sample had a weight after drying of 11.02 with a moisture content of 65.44%. With the introduction of fiber in the experimental sample No. 1, the moisture increased in comparison with the control sample, and in the sample No. 2, the moisture decreased. Consequently, the mass fraction of moisture in the first sample was lower, but within the limits of GOST (60–70%). When studying the physical properties of a meat product, we found a decrease in the pH value to 5.5 in a test sample where we used figs. The control sample had a pH of 6.