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I'm not a pro. What are the ramifications on stuff I get in the grocery store? What is subject to nitrates?
by isthisthingon99 4y ago
I'm not a pro. What are the ramifications on stuff I get in the grocery store? What is subject to nitrates?
- xeromal 4y agoDried and cured meats. Sausages. Beef jerkies.
- rsj_hn 4y agoYou can get all of these without nitrates. I am munching on grass-fed nitrate-free beef jerky sticks right now. https://www.amazon.com/Whole30-Approved-Protein-Calories-Original/dp/B07D3NS8NW https://www.amazon.com/Whole30-Approved-Protein-Calories-Ori...
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- kube-system 4y agodoesn't it just have nitrates from the celery?
- rsj_hn 4y agoThe celery juice is added after cooking and the jerky is eaten cold. But yes, the celery juice will have nitrates -- the human body will naturally produce nitrites anyway -- the concerns are about heating the nitrites -- e.g. frying bacon.
- krisoft 4y agoIt says there that it contains "celery juice". "Celery has a very high concentration of natural nitrate, and treating celery juice with a bacterial culture produces nitrite. The concentrated juice can then be used to produce “no nitrite added” processed meat." https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/celery-juice-viable-alternative-nitrites-cured-meats https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/celery-juice-viable-a...
- inhumantsar 4y agoNot necessarily dried meats. The article specifically talks about cured meats. Dried meat is often just dehydrated. Jerky is a great example, it can be made with just salt, spice, and gentle heat. No curing involved. Ofc there's the issue other commenters have pointed out: the FDA requires nitrates in a lot of meat products.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoOh no... Beef jerky?!!!
- vrc 4y agoI bought a basic dehydrator setup for my house just to avoid the sugar and nitrites in store beef jerky. Wayyyy cheaper too
- isthisthingon99 4y agoAny links on how to do this you can recommend? I'm down.