The use of starter cultures significantly (P?<0.05) increased he counts of LAB and Micrococcaceae?+?Staphylococcaceae, and provoked an earlier drop of the pH values and the fall, even the disappearance, of the Enterobacteriaceae. The inoculated batches showed significantly (P?<?0.05) lower contents of tyramine, putrescine and cadaverine and of total biogenic amines, and they received higher scores for overall acceptability when they were sensory analyzed.
Results obtained in this work indicated that starter culture consisting of L. sakei CECT5764 + S.?equorum SA25?+?L. acidophilus CECT903 was the best culture for this type of sausage.