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"Barbara Sheppard [log in to unmask]" wrote:
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> Jim,
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> >To the best of my knowledge, preservative free bacon is simply not
> >available locally, so I am hoping that soaking will be a significant step
> >to "paleoizing" :) the bacon.
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> Barossa Fine Foods in Salisbury sell organic bacon that is nitrite- and
> sugar-free. I can buy it at a couple of places locally in Stirling, and BFF
> also have a stall in the Central Market that would probably have it.
Ta! I still have a lot to learn about what is available locally. :)
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> The ingredients for the bacon are:
> pork, salt, emulsifier (?450), spices, water added.
My MIMS lists the following items as "450".
450 - Potassium metaphosphate
450 - Potassium polymetaphosphate
450 - Potassium pyrophosphate
450 - Potassium tripolyphosphate
450 - Sodium acid pyrophosphate
450 - Sodium metaphosphate, insoluble
450 - Sodium polyphosphates, glassy
450 - Sodium pyrophosphate
450 - Sodium tripolyphosphate
> It still contains some undesirable ingredients, but I think it's probably
> better than the regular stuff.
Agreed.
Jim.
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