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Other than the right seasoning, carefully selected starter (or maturing) cultures are what is responsible for the typical intense flavour of raw sausages and raw cured products.
Integrating the development and production of starter cultures with a selection of the right maturing and seasoning blends in a unique way across Europe, the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP benefits its customers with efficient processes, maximum product safety and custom solutions to optimally cater to their needs and processes. Bring a balanced flavour to your raw sausages with our starter and maturing cultures, even when time is of the essence.
The MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP manufactures and supplies high-quality starter cultures.
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Starter cultures are microorganisms supporting the fermentation of raw sausage products and raw cured products with microbiological and enzymatic properties. The in-house produced starter cultures of the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP meet the highest standards and ensure optimal product safety. Learn more about our barrier concept. Starter cultures are also used for reddening or quick acidification.
When it comes to food research, hardly any other area is as complex as starter cultures. Due to the complexity of the usable strains of microorganisms, years of R&D work and practical tests are necessary.
With over 20 years of experience in R&D, production and distribution of starter cultures, the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP is an expert partner for the sausage and meat industry, and the butcher’s trade. Starter cultures not only help standardise the production of spreadable and quickly matured products, but also make it safer.
With an appropriate selection of efficient starter cultures, you can control the texture, stability, flavour and shelf life of you raw sausages and raw cured products. Other key factors are the right seasoning and a stable pH value. In addition to appropriate starter cultures and the FRISCHIN® ZM fresh-keeping agent, we also offer the right seasoning compounds.
Contact us for a custom solution. We will gladly advise you on the right starter cultures for your needs.
Selecting a matching seasoning blend and maturing preparation is just as important for quality of the final product as the right starter culture. In addition to in-house developed and produced seasonings and maturing preparations, the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP supplies the right starter cultures for every maturation process, desired firmness and other production requirements.
AromaSTART®
Properties: Flavour, reddening, reduction of residual nitrite
BessaSTART®
Properties: Flavour, reddening, growth of competitive microbial flora
ProtectSTART®
Properties: Inhibition of listeria growth, reduction of residual nitrite, reddening
FixSTART®
Properties: Quick acidification, growth of competitive microbial flora, reddening
MildSTART®
Properties: Inhibition of listeria growth, quick acidification, reddening
PrestoSTART®
Properties: Quick acidification, growth of competitive microbial flora, reddening, flavour development
RedSTART®
Properties: Reddening, reduction of residual nitrite, hardly any acidification
SaferSTART®
Properties: Inhibition of listeria growth, hardly any acidification, no reddening – purely protective culture
MildSTART®
Properties: Inhibition of listeria growth, quick acidification, reddening
PrestoSTART®
Properties: Quick acidification, growth of competitive microbial flora, reddening, flavour development
ProtectSTART®
Properties: Inhibition of listeria growth, reduction of residual nitrite, reddening
MouldSTART®
Properties: Edible mould, reddening, reduction of residual nitrite
PökelSTART®
Properties: Reddening, inhibition of listeria growth, reduction of residual nitrite, no acidification
This list is only an overview. We would be happy to give you the details on our starter cultures and recommend the right products for your needs. The MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP is your manufacturer and supplier of starter cultures.
The new SaferSTART® is a starter culture with additional protective properties and perfectly complements all conventional cultures as well as the starter cultures of the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP. Rather than being used independently, it is always combined with other starter cultures. The SaferSTART® acts an additional barrier (link) against the growth of undesirable microorganisms, provides an extra layer of protection, improves product safety and is an optimal match for the starter culture strains and quality additives of the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP.
Not least thanks to its latest developments, the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP once again has proven itself as an expert partner to the meat and cold meats industry, and the butcher’s trade. We will be happy to help you improve your product safety. Learn more about our starter cultures.
The microbiological safety of food, especially protection against listeria, plays a big role in the meat industry. Particularly, the production of fresh raw sausages (e.g. Pfefferbeißer®), spreadable raw sausages (e.g. onion mettwurst and Braunschweiger) and the production of raw cured products offers perfect conditions for the growth of undesirable germs, such as listeria and salmonella, due to the absence of heat treatment.
Starter cultures not only help standardise the making of these products, but also make them safer. As part of our barrier concept, we have combined starter cultures with the matching refining additives for optimal protection. Starter cultures help achieve the best fermentation outcomes and the desired sensory properties, while ensuring optimal product safety.
We are your all-round supplier for all things raw sausage: In addition to the matching starter culture, we also provide the right seasonings for your raw sausage products and in-house made sausage casings. Contact us! We are your manufacturer and supplier of products for sausage-making.
In the English-speaking world, pepperoni does not mean green and red chilli peppers, which in our region are known as hot peppers, but a pepperoni sausage or chilli salami. Hence, the popular pizza with cheese and spicy salami is known as pizza pepperoni.
In addition to being a popular fast-food topping in Germany, the pepperoni is also on the rise thanks to its versatility. For instance, it is available as snack salami, a pepperoni sandwich, a topping in salad bars and as a bread topping packaged for retail. The pepperoni benefits from the increasing importance of the fast food chains that offer pizza, filled baguettes and salads, but also from the current frozen pizza and meat snacks trend. In addition to quality meat and a little salt, the original pepperoni from the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP needs the right starter culture and pepperoni seasoning, and a maturing agent.
On top of a wide selection of dry seasonings for the raw pepperoni sausage, we also offer a liquid condiment for the pepperoni to suit the preferences of our customers with a well-rounded flavour. With a modular system integrating all necessary ingredients available from a single source, the MOGUNTIA FOOD GROUP is the right partner for sausage production. In addition to the perfect pepperoni formula, we offer technological support on-site with our expert team of process engineers. Learn more about the original pepperoni pizza here:
Look no further, you have just found one! We are your expert manufacturer and supplier of starter cultures! Our field service and Customer Service will be happy to advise you. You will also receive information on attractive prices and our wide product portfolio. Contact us!
