Potassium Nitrite
High risk · e249
Some evidence links it to health concerns, and several authorities restrict or advise against it.
What the research says
Cured-meat nitrite; forms nitrosamines, the basis of IARC's processed-meat Group 1 classification.
Source: IARC Vol 114; EFSA 2017
Other high risk ingredients
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