phonics@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agoI need a healthy alternative to egg and bacon(nitrates) sandwiches. whats your daily lunch?message-squaremessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareI need a healthy alternative to egg and bacon(nitrates) sandwiches. whats your daily lunch?phonics@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square72linkfedilinkfile-text
tryna stay healthy and move away from processed meats, whilst also spending as little time prepping food as possible.
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoYeah, that’s how food processors cure meat without using curing salts: they just replace it with celery juice or celery powder that contains natural nitrates, which cause the same effect but allow for different labeling rules.
minus-squareSunsofold@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoYou can find lots of packaging for ‘nitrate free’ things that have a disclaimer somewhere saying ‘*except from celery.’
Wait what? Nitrates in celery?
Yeah, that’s how food processors cure meat without using curing salts: they just replace it with celery juice or celery powder that contains natural nitrates, which cause the same effect but allow for different labeling rules.
You can find lots of packaging for ‘nitrate free’ things that have a disclaimer somewhere saying ‘*except from celery.’