Processed

Cure Salt Blend

Cure salt blend dilutes sodium nitrite in food-grade sodium chloride—classically around 6.25% nitrite in “Prague powder No. 1” style pink salts—so butchers and plants can weigh safer macroscopic amounts for brine and dry cure. The pink dye is a visual warning only, not a potency measure. Never substitute table salt 1:1 for cure salt or pure nitrite for cure salt. Follow validated recipes and legal ingoing limits. Store locked and labelled away from kitchen salt.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Brine DissolveDry RubInjected Pickle

Traits

Cure ColourDiluted For SafetyDiluted NitritePink Dyed WarningPink SaltStrict Dose

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 358

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 1.04 g
Saturated Fat 0.49 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.21 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 19.7 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 88.1 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 82.8 g
Complex / starch 2.1 g
Protein 2.09 g
Water 4.8 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 358 kcal
Water 4.8 g
Carbohydrates 88.1 g
- Sugars 82.8 g
- Starch 2.1 g
Protein 2.09 g
Fat 1.04 g
- Saturated Fat 0.49 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.21 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
Vitamins 19.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.12 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
Minerals 365 mg
- Major Minerals 364 mg
  - Calcium 32 mg
  - Sodium 19.7 mg
  - Potassium 312 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.09 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.04 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.12 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 19.7 · Potassium: 312 · Calcium: 32 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Cure Salt Blend of Sodium Nitrite: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1925US

Diluted nitrite curing salts made industrial and butcher-shop dosing practical and safer.

1970

Pink-dyed cure salts became the trade standard to prevent lethal confusion with NaCl.

2005

Regulated cure blends remained mandatory practice in inspected meat plants.