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Re: Cheeeeeeese!
Reply #25 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 8:46pm

primetime wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 11:53am:

My local grocery store carries uncured versions of both hot dogs and bacon (MMMMM, bacon). Allegedly it's the nitrates/nitrites used in the curing process that could be triggers, so look for the uncured ones at your local grocer.

This hurts to say...I have been involved in the food processing industry for 33 years...but it pisses me off when WE are involved in a fraud.....

"Uncured" means no "artificial" added nitrites/nitrates....the celery juice you see listed are "natural" additives...which "happen" to contain nitrates...which serve the same purpose. If you are sensitive to same...beware....green leafy vegetables are loaded with it.

Reminds me of the products containing "lemon juice" which "happen" to contain sulfites..and NOT required to declare same....

I am not sensitive to either...so don't tend to worry about...but if you are, again, beware....

Not enough energy to post the links...just google...it's all there....sigh....

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Jon

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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Cheeeeeeese! Reply #26 - Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 10:55pm Now I've got that stupid Lion King song in my head..... ♪♫♪ Hakuna Matata ♪♫ ...What a wonderful phrase...♪♫ ♫
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Re: Cheeeeeeese!
Reply #27 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 8:10am

jon019 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 8:46pm:

primetime wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 11:53am:

My local grocery store carries uncured versions of both hot dogs and bacon (MMMMM, bacon). Allegedly it's the nitrates/nitrites used in the curing process that could be triggers, so look for the uncured ones at your local grocer.

This hurts to say...I have been involved in the food processing industry for 33 years...but it pisses me off when WE are involved in a fraud.....

"Uncured" means no "artificial" added nitrites/nitrates....the celery juice you see listed are "natural" additives...which "happen" to contain nitrates...which serve the same purpose. If you are sensitive to same...beware....green leafy vegetables are loaded with it.

Reminds me of the products containing "lemon juice" which "happen" to contain sulfites..and NOT required to declare same....

I am not sensitive to either...so don't tend to worry about...but if you are, again, beware....

Not enough energy to post the links...just google...it's all there....sigh....Best, Jon

Thanks for the info, Jon, it's good to know. My wife is intolerant of both nitrates and sulfites. I'll let her know. lance

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Re: Cheeeeeeese!
Reply #28 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 10:52am

jon019 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 8:46pm:

primetime wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 11:53am:

My local grocery store carries uncured versions of both hot dogs and bacon (MMMMM, bacon). Allegedly it's the nitrates/nitrites used in the curing process that could be triggers, so look for the uncured ones at your local grocer.

This hurts to say...I have been involved in the food processing industry for 33 years...but it pisses me off when WE are involved in a fraud.....

"Uncured" means no "artificial" added nitrites/nitrates....the celery juice you see listed are "natural" additives...which "happen" to contain nitrates...which serve the same purpose. If you are sensitive to same...beware....green leafy vegetables are loaded with it.

Reminds me of the products containing "lemon juice" which "happen" to contain sulfites..and NOT required to declare same....

I am not sensitive to either...so don't tend to worry about...but if you are, again, beware....

Not enough energy to post the links...just google...it's all there....sigh....

Best,

Jon

Good info....I noticed on the package of new Oscar Meyer all beef franks that the curing process is done with celery juice.

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Kim D CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 77 Nashville, TN Gender:	Re: Cheeeeeeese! Reply #29 - Nov 3^rd, 2010 at 1:13pm I watched a show on the discovery channel about the actual hot dog-making-process. That's why I don't eat them.
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