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Working link: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/18/the-truth-about-nitro-meats-my-seven-year-search-for-better-bacon https://www.theguardian.com/food/20
by svnt 3y ago
Working link:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/18/the-truth-about-nitro-meats-my-seven-year-search-for-better-bacon https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/18/the-truth-about...
Actual title:
The truth about nitro-meats: my seven-year search for better bacon
Summary: In response to nitrates added to meat being a known carcinogen for some time, specific (named) manufacturers in the UK are making bacon without nitrates.
It’s very promotional and from the Food section.
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- purpleblue 3y agoIt's using celery juice which has nitrates in it.
- mcphage 3y agoThe article addresses this and claims that the product it's talking about doesn't contain nitrites at all. > In the US, there has been a clampdown on bacon marketed as “uncured”, which has been spiked with celery or other vegetable extracts instead of the E numbers. It may sound healthy, but it’s not. Like many vegetables, celery is a source of nitrate, and a concentrated extract can indeed stand in nicely for the usual additives. But the end product still contains harmful levels of nitrates, and can now no longer be labelled as “uncured”, or “no nitrate or nitrite added”. > Prosur’s secret ingredient isn’t the only nitrate-free colour enhancer on the market.