image © Sodium nitrate and Sodium nitrite are chemicals that have been used in food especially to preserve meat for centuries. These chemicals are also used in other foods as preservatives, antimicrobial agents as well as flavouring agents. Nitrates are not harmful, but can easily be converted to nitrites. This conversion occurs at high temperatures [...]
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