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Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 15:30:45 -0500, jinx the minx wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure I've ever seen foods labeled as "nitrate free". I think it's
>> more a case of the consumer reading "no added nitrates other than those
>> occurring in celery juice" or "nitrate free except for ...." and concluding
>> themselves that what they're eating is somehow nitrate free when the
>> reality is that it isn't.

>
> Yes, the terms you see are "no nitrates added (except for...)" and
> that's often coupled with the term "uncured" (which is also untrue).
> Cherry extract/juice is another one used for it's nitrates along with
> celery.
>
> Fact is, the average person (who does not avoid cured meats) gets more
> than 80% of their nitrates from vegetables. Not from cured meats.
>
> It's all a marketing hoax for gullible people.
>
> -sw
>


Agreed.

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