Sodium nitrite for food

Food sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is one of the commonly used food additives in meat products. Sodium nitrite is a strong oxidant, which binds to hemoglobin after entering the blood, causing tissue hypoxia, causing bruising and poisoning in the human body. The appearance of sodium nitrite is very similar to salt, and it is easily abused. As a food additive, sodium nitrite can be added to cured meat products, cured meat products, smoked and barbecued meat, fried meat, Western-style ham, sausages, fermented meat products, canned meat and meat products processing. Its characteristic is to increase the freshness of meat, inhibit microorganisms, and help maintain the structure and nutritional value of meat products.

When using sodium nitrite as a food additive, all food processing companies must strictly abide by the international and Chinese health authorities' control standards on the use of sodium nitrite. The hygienic standards for the use of food additives in my country have strict regulations on the use of sodium nitrite. The residual amount of sodium nitrite in canned meat does not exceed 0.05 g/kg, and the residual amount of sodium nitrite in meat products does not exceed 0.03 g/kg. Therefore, when buying canned meat and meat products, consumers must pay attention to the products of formal enterprises and be cautious when buying individual bulk products.