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This study aimed to determine the ageing-time dependent changes of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibition of protein extracts obtained from LAB-inoculated dry-cured pork loins over 360 days of ageing and their hydrolysates obtained after in vitro hydrolysis and absorption. The increasing ageing time was accompanied by a growth in the ACE inhibitory activity of the water-soluble and salt-soluble protein extracts. Based on the hierarchical cluster analysis, 180 days was indicated as the optimal time for ageing of dry-cured pork loins in terms of ACE inhibition. The effect of the strain used on the ACE inhibition varied over long-term aging. The peptides generated during in vitro hydrolysis have between 6 and 22 amino acids in a sequence; the Pro, Ala, Lys, and Glu molecules comprise the largest share. This study demonstrated that pork muscle proteins may lead to production of numerous peptides with ACE inhibitory properties.