8. Conclusion

Additives / ingredients play a major role in the Charcuterie / Cured Meats sector: action on texture, action on organoleptic characteristics, action on preservation, and so on. Knowing their functional properties is absolutely imperative for building a perfectly reasoned formulation. This highly dynamic approach to formulations will enable us to limit our use to only those ingredients likely to play a precise and indispensable role in the food product being developed.