Commercial Mineral Enhanced Dairy By-Products as Sodium Replacers, Antioxidants and Calcium Fortifiers in Sausages.

Sausages are perceived as high in Na and with a too high Na:K ratio. Frankfurter type sausages are regarded as important contributors of sodium in the diet and thereby of health risks. Surplus products from the dairy industry are various mineral powders enriched in either potassium, calcium, or phosphate and include various amounts of lactose.