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I just listened to a podcast episode about this, basically celery cured just means “naturally found” nitrites… which are the same thing as artificial nitrites…

• chadcmulligan 5y ago
  Well thats disappointing
  • namdnay 5y ago
    some dired hams don't contain any nitrites. I know parma ham doesn't, for example
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      Yeah, genuine prosciutto is just salt and time.
      • namdnay 5y ago
        And piggy
        • ceejayoz 5y ago
          Well, yes. Heh.
  • sdfghderwg 5y ago
    I always found it intriguing that some people can have the discipline to make big changes to their day to day routine based on some learned trivia, but don't have the discipline to actually learn the subject.
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      That's pretty uncharitable. Celery juice is used specifically because it's confusing and misleading - you shouldn't have to have a scientific degree to decode a nutrition label, but here we are.
      • sdfghderwg 5y ago
        You missed the point.
    • dkarl 5y ago
      Ah, the old, "I've sworn off carbs. I might give up sugar too at some point, but one thing at a time," said while eating falafel. "Beans can't have protein. That doesn't make any sense. Protein is what meat has." I have spoken to two different people with no connection between them who thought that beans had no carbs and no protein, they were "different," because carbs were grain things and protein was meat. I wouldn't normally judge people for ignorance, but both of those people used the terms "carb" and "protein" while expressing extensive and very strongly held beliefs about nutrition. They are not much different from anti-vaxxers in my book.
      • sdfghderwg 5y ago
        You got the point.