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Title: The truth about nitro-meats: my seven-year search for better bacon
“I am that disgusting person who dips her fingers in the pan after cooking bacon, to savour the salty melted fat.“
Ham, bacon, chorizo, cured deli meats, and Hot dogs can contain nitrates/nitrites.
Spinach, bok choy, carrots, and lettuce do too but it’s a healthy form that is good for you.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoProcessed meats contain them in high amounts because they’re added during processing. Celery extract is a popular nitrite in the US. It’s not healthy because it’s from a vegetable