Friday, June 27, 2008

Sodium Nitrite Free Beef Jerky

The following brands and varieties of jerky are free of sodium nitrite...

Sodium nitrite is used to cure and preserve meats. It has been linked to colon cancer and lung disease. If you're going to eat a lot of beef jerky, it's probably best to stick with sodium nitrite-free jerky.

Alligator Jerky



Beef Jerky



Buffalo Jerky



Cactus Jerky



Clam Jerky



Elk Jerky



Ostrich Jerky



Pineapple Jerky



Salmon Jerky



Soy Jerky



Turkey Jerky



Venison Jerky



For more information about sodium nitrite and its uses in beef jerky, read Wikipedia's article...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_nitrite

2 comments:

  1. Jack Link's seems to have removed sodium nitrite from their standard beef jerkys.

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  2. Uncle Zip's is also free of nitrates/nitrites

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