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I fucking hate beets. For bacon, what do you think of these? Applegate: https://www.raleys.com/product/10400628/applegate-naturals-hickory-smoked-uncured-sun

I fucking hate beets. For bacon, what do you think of these? Applegate: https://www.raleys.com/product/10400628/applegate-naturals-hickory-smoked-uncured-sunday-bacon https://www.raleys.com/product/10400628/applegate-naturals-h... Coleman: https://www.raleys.com/product/103101180/coleman-natural-bacon-uncured-smoked-applewood https://www.raleys.com/product/103101180/coleman-natural-bac...

joshyeager 1y ago
The Coleman bacon doesn't list ingredients. But the Applegate bacon lists celery powder because that is a source of nitrates. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_powder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_powder
- supportengineer 1y ago
  The Coleman one is the one I usually get these days, I used to get the Applegate.
  - tptacek 1y ago
    I don't know much about either brand but there are good reasons to buy fancy bacon instead of Smithfield and Hormel, just because of the quality and ethics of the livestock inputs. But nitrites aren't one of those reasons.
- stonemetal12 1y ago
  Found an image of coleman bacon ingredients list, celery powder is on it as well.
tptacek 1y ago
Applegate is notoriously celery-extract-cured. Same chemical endpoints in your body as industrially produced nitrite powder. There's a really easy way to tell: does it taste like American bacon? Then: nitrites.
Figs 1y ago
Celery powder / extract / etc. are nitrites.
stronglikedan 1y ago
Counterpoint: I fucking love beets. (and bacon. but not together. yuck)
- jay_kyburz 1y ago
  A burger with the lot here in Australia will have beets and bacon. And an egg, probably pineapple too. Lettuce, tomato, cheese. hmm.. I know what I want for lunch today.
  - psunavy03 1y ago
    I could understand the beetroot when I was Down Under, but the pineapple just had me go "?" similarly to when I was served eggs, pasta, and mushrooms for breakfast.
GeekyBear 1y ago
I just learned to pickle canned beets to have in salads, and they work really well as a salad add in.

joshyeager 1y ago

The Coleman bacon doesn't list ingredients. But the Applegate bacon lists celery powder because that is a source of nitrates. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_powder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celery_powder

supportengineer 1y ago
The Coleman one is the one I usually get these days, I used to get the Applegate.
- tptacek 1y ago
  I don't know much about either brand but there are good reasons to buy fancy bacon instead of Smithfield and Hormel, just because of the quality and ethics of the livestock inputs. But nitrites aren't one of those reasons.
stonemetal12 1y ago
Found an image of coleman bacon ingredients list, celery powder is on it as well.

tptacek 1y ago

Applegate is notoriously celery-extract-cured. Same chemical endpoints in your body as industrially produced nitrite powder. There's a really easy way to tell: does it taste like American bacon? Then: nitrites.

Figs 1y ago

Celery powder / extract / etc. are nitrites.

stronglikedan 1y ago

Counterpoint: I fucking love beets. (and bacon. but not together. yuck)

jay_kyburz 1y ago
A burger with the lot here in Australia will have beets and bacon. And an egg, probably pineapple too. Lettuce, tomato, cheese. hmm.. I know what I want for lunch today.
- psunavy03 1y ago
  I could understand the beetroot when I was Down Under, but the pineapple just had me go "?" similarly to when I was served eggs, pasta, and mushrooms for breakfast.

GeekyBear 1y ago

I just learned to pickle canned beets to have in salads, and they work really well as a salad add in.