Jazmín Hernández R

1 Introduction Meat is a common food considered one of the main dietary protein sources worldwide; nevertheless, it is a highly perishable product, which has driven the development of foods with an extended shelf-life, known as processed meat products (Gonçalves et al. 2023). Among these, sausages are particularly preferred due to their flavor, variety, and convenience. For instance, in the USA, they are placed in the top 5 processed meats, just behind luncheon meat (Zeng et al.