Processed

Prague Powder Style

Prague powder–style curing salt is the familiar retail and butcher pink salt for fresh cures and brines that will be cooked—typically sodium chloride with about 6.25% sodium nitrite and anti-caking agents. It is not interchangeable with nitrate-containing No. 2 style salts meant for long dry-cured products. Measure by weight with published cure calculators, never by volume guess. Pink colour warns of identity only. Keep away from children and away from the salt cellar.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Home BrineSmall Batch SausageWeighed Dry Cure

Traits

~6 Percent Nitrite ClassConsumer CautionCooked Cure FocusCooked Product CurePink BlendRetail Butcher Form

Nutrition

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

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 384

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.98 g
Saturated Fat 0.52 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20.1 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 86.1 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 86.4 g
Complex / starch 1.96 g
Protein 1.89 g
Water 5.01 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 384 kcal
Water 5.01 g
Carbohydrates 86.1 g
- Sugars 86.4 g
- Starch 1.96 g
Protein 1.89 g
Fat 0.98 g
- Saturated Fat 0.52 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
Vitamins 20.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 406 mg
- Major Minerals 404 mg
  - Calcium 52 mg
  - Sodium 20.1 mg
  - Potassium 332 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: 0.11 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.06 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.2 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.07 · Potassium: 332 · Calcium: 52 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Prague Powder Style of Sodium Nitrite: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1930US

Named Prague-style curing salts popularised standardised nitrite–salt blends for butchers.

1978

Regulatory reforms on bacon and residuals reshaped how Prague-style salts were used.

2015

Home charcuterie interest revived careful education on Prague powder No. 1 versus No. 2.