Effect of the addition of black garlic on the quality parameters of jerked beef meat with pork.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the replacement of nitrite by natural antioxidants from black garlic (BG) on the quality parameters of jerked beef meat with pork for 60 days. Four formulations were prepared: control, 0.02% of sodium nitrite in brine curing, w/v (CON); 1.