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Originally Posted by whistech
Celery power they use in the so called "natural" bacon has a whole lot more nitrate in it than reqular bacon. Regular store bought bacon, is cured with sodium nitrite, which breaks down into nitric oxide when heated. Notice that I spelled correctly nitrite. It is not the the same as sodium nitrate. Sodium nitrate is normally used to cure meat that will be cured over a long period of time and eaten raw.
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If memory serves me correctly nitrate break down into nitrites or something of the effect.
what ever the case may be I looked this up before and the whole thing is a hoax Allowed by the FDA or USDA or what ever.
People are unsuspectingly buying what they think they aren't.
I just looked on my cure #1 and #2.
#1 has nitrite for now and #2 has nitrite for now and #2 to break down to nitrite later for the long haul.
The celery powder has nitrites so they claim the bacon has no nitrates.
Plus they say the celery powder has antioxidants to keep Nitrosamines in check.
This is hog wash you have to heat cured meat to the burned level for that change to happen.
Then an amount that is over the top.
Plus you can as I do add them yourself.
It is called fruit fresh.
For the life of me I dont know why this ticks me off so much.
I am almost ready to hang signs in front of the stuff.
Something like.
All Natural Bacon Legal Fraud And Here Is Why.
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