Sodium Nitrate

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Hazard level: High health concern

What is Sodium Nitrate?

Preservative in cured meats and smoked fish. Converts to nitrite in the body; contributes to the nitrosamine mechanism behind processed meat's IARC Group 1 classification.

Is Sodium Nitrate safe?

Sodium Nitrate is a high health concern. Consider limiting products that contain it.

Score impact: −15 points on the FoodsScan score

Regulatory sources: IARC, EFSA

Also known as

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Products containing Sodium Nitrate

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