Can taste at 500 ppm, more effective in acid pH 2. Used in wines, dehydrated fruits, salads 4. Some people are quite allergic to sulfites and react to extremely small quantities. E. Nitrites and Nitrates - nitrites are most effective. Gut bacteria convert nitrates to nitrites in the gut 1.
Makes meet look red and fresh.
Also converts your hemoglobin to methemoglobin which doesn't carry oxygen 5. Slows O 2 in oils converting unsaturated fatty acids to peroxides which are cancer causing. B. Ascorbic acid also helps reduce oxidation. It is also vitamin C. V. Unintentional Additives A. Animal and insect filth B. Antibiotics like Stibesterol given to livestock C. Growth promoting hormones given to birds and animals. Growth hormone is given to cattle to increase milk production.