[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Oh yea it is!



He certainly did know his stuff.

One thing from the article I was not aware of on the nitrate-free is the celery salt aspect causing the bacon to have much more nitrates. That was informative and interesting. I will have to check the organic brand I use to see if that is what they do as well.

http://www.applegate.com/products/natural-sunday-bacon/

Do Applegate Products Contain Nitrites or Nitrates?


The short answer is yes, but with another longer story. Nothing is ever simple, is it?

All animal proteins are made up of amino acids that contain naturally occurring nitrites and nitrates. And so Applegate products made with animal protein will have levels of naturally occurring nitrites and nitrates.

In addition, the celery juice and sea salt used to cure our meats also contain naturally occurring nitrates.

For these reasons, the USDA does not allow animal protein products to state “nitrate/nitrite free” on their labels. So, being law-abiding citizens, we don't state that.

Packages for our products are required to say “no added nitrites” since they contain the naturally occurring variety, but were cured without the addition of chemical sodium nitrate.

http://ask.applegate.com/applegate/t...dget_applegate