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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoWhile we’re making a list, can we do something about all the “uncured” meat products that are in fact cured with celery juice? It has the same carcinogenous nitrates and nitrites as any other curing process, but it tastes worse.
minus-squaretestfactor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIt has even more nitrates actually. Several times what you are legally allowed to add “artificially”. FDA only regulated the quantity added directly, not the amount actually in the product that occurs “naturally”.
While we’re making a list, can we do something about all the “uncured” meat products that are in fact cured with celery juice? It has the same carcinogenous nitrates and nitrites as any other curing process, but it tastes worse.
It has even more nitrates actually. Several times what you are legally allowed to add “artificially”.
FDA only regulated the quantity added directly, not the amount actually in the product that occurs “naturally”.