Protein is hot, hot, hot! It’s one of the latest marketing buzzwords. From shakes to cereals and granola bars, companies are scrambling to market foods that have—or pretend to have—more…
Tag: nitrites
With veggie “meats,” you don’t have to worry about nitrites (though some are smoked). And the sodium is typically 300 to 400 mg per serving, which is less than most…
It’s tough to find lower-salt lunch meats. A 2 oz. serving of sliced chicken, turkey, ham, beef, or bologna typically has around 500 to 700 milligrams of sodium. That’s a…
Sodium nitrite is a preservative that processers use to stabilize the red color in cured meat (without nitrite, hot dogs and bacon would look gray) and impart a characteristic flavor.…
The good news: chicken and turkey dinner sausages have at least 50 percent less saturated fat than their beef and pork cousins. [HD] And a growing list of companies—like Aidells,…
Beef jerky’s had a makeover. Brands like Krave have dumped the nitrites (that could be better, if their celery juice has less natural nitrites). They’ve also switched from sugar to…