Sodium Nitrate

Sodium Nitrates

Potentially Harmful

Details

Definition

Antimicrobial (preservative) added to meat products

AKAs

Health Impact

Considered to be carcinogenic which leads to an increased risk of cancer. Case studies have been published regarding poisoning, some even fatal, from this food additive.

Sources

Nitrates/Nitrites in Food—Risk for Nitrosative Stress and Benefits

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139399/#:~:text=Due%20to%20the%20formation%20of,and%20nitrite%20intake%20%5B33%5D.

Fatal Sodium Nitrite Poisoning: Key Considerations for Prehospital Providers

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33074043/

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