ABSTRACTTriplicate 4.5 kg batches of frankfurters formulated with either pork/beef or mechanically deboned turkey (MDT) were made to replace all (100) or part (35) of the sodium chloride (NaCl) with either potassium chloride (KCl), magnesium chloride (MgCl2) or lithium chloride (LiCl). Regardless of storage period or formulation, replacing all of the NaCl with either KCl or MgCl2was detrimental to flavor. This same replacement with LiCl was not detrimental to flavor in pork/beef formulations. Data suggest that MgCl2would not be a satisfactory substitute for NaCl in these formulations; however, replacing 35 of the NaCl with KCl may be possible. Because of its toxicity, LiCl is not GRAS‐approved and we do not recommend its use but, its use in this study more closely approximated the sensory properties of NaCl than either KCl or MgCl
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