• stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You do realize that it is added in low quantities to cured meats to make them safer? Don’t believe it when the packaging says it is “Natural” or “No added Nitrites/Nitrates” either, that just means the producer used celery extract/juice instead which ends up as the exact same chemical.

    It is one of the reasons why you should limit your ingestion of cured and highly processed meat products though.