Does Uncured Bacon Mean It’s Nitrite-Free? Not Exactly.
Lan explains what makes up a nitrite, how they’re used in foods, and whether or not uncured bacon guarantees it’s nitrite-free
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Just like packaged chicken that states “no added antibiotics or growth hormones.” That means that they didn’t add any, but doesn’t necessarily mean that they didn’t feed the chickens, antibiotics or growth hormones as they were developing. Words matter.
Techniquely with Lan Lan. All of her cooking videos are outstanding. This was actually about the different methods for cooking bacon, not nitrates. I only use the oven now.
They should just list how much nitrate per serving on the package instead of playing these deliberately misleading games where they're allowed to claim no added nitrites because they added celery powder containing nitrite but not nitrite directly. As Lan shows, because adding a measured amount of nitrite directly is more precise than adding vegetable powder, sometimes the "no added nitrite" contains even more nitrate, and they're selling to a consumer looking to minimize their nitrite intake. Better they to just list the amount in the nutrition facts on the package like they do with sodium.
Does this mean celery is bad for you? Anybody?
There’s an uncured Whole Foods 365 bacon that’s got no nitrates or celery powder/juice in it. Just “nitrates occurring naturally in sea salt”. Seems reasonable
Every bacon brand sold in U.S. grocery stores is owned by Smithfield, a foreign owned company.
So what do we do???
Raise your pig, butcher your pig, slice your bacon, you should be good to go. 😅
Yes but is one better or worse than the other. For you body? ???
Deceptive packaging and advertising. There ought to be a law.
When editing long-form content for shorts but refusing to use common courtesy or sense, you end up posting a video fear-mongering food without the nuance or explanation, no discussion other than "THEY ARE TRICKING YOU!" Congrats on your engagement, lost your credibility.
🤔 Have no fear, Doc Oz, And Robert Kennedy Jr. have it all under control 😬
OMG! We consumers are helpless next to these big food industry
It's all BS. Some vegetables contain more nitrates than any bacon.
The FDA rules essentially say, if a processor uses naturally sourced curing chemicals, the product must be marked as “uncured”.
Nitrates are Delicious🎉
Total scam! It is in fact "cured" by nitrites in celery power. So calling in "uncured" is ridiculous and totally misleading. Also you should not cook bacon with nitrites over high heat as you can create nitrosamines which are carcinogenic. Misleading someone means that they may not be aware of this risk.
Thank you for this important information for those who have food intolerances, especially when trying to prevent migraine triggers! Thanks so much!
Call out the brands !
I like the chemical one that clearly says it contains "sodium phoshpate" in it.
They don't say "free". They just say they don't add any additional. Much like no added sugar doesn't mean sugar-free
I guess I'm a mutant… I like the taste of nitrates
I love cooking with celery. It's delicious