Processed

Pure Nitrite

Pure food-grade sodium nitrite is a high-strength crystalline material for industrial cure formulation only—not for open kitchen use. Plants dissolve calculated grams into brine premixes under locked procedures, then verify residual and ingoing levels analytically. Pale yellowish-white crystals, strongly oxidising and toxic in bulk misuse. Segregate from food ingredients that could be confused as salt or sugar. Training and dual-control weighing are non-negotiable.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Analytical VerifyBrine PremixLocked Weigh

Traits

ConcentratedCure ActiveHigh StrengthIndustrial OnlyOxidising SaltRestricted Handle

Nutrition

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

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 376

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.94 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 85.9 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 84 g
Complex / starch 2 g
Protein 2.11 g
Water 5.01 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 376 kcal
Water 5.01 g
Carbohydrates 85.9 g
- Sugars 84 g
- Starch 2 g
Protein 2.11 g
Fat 0.94 g
- Saturated Fat 0.5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 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 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
Minerals 292 mg
- Major Minerals 290 mg
  - Calcium 20 mg
  - Sodium 20 mg
  - Potassium 250 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: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.8 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.03 · Potassium: 250 · Calcium: 20 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Pure Nitrite of Sodium Nitrite: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1910DE

Purified sodium nitrite enabled direct modern meat curing chemistry.

1950

Industrial pure nitrite supplied large packing plants formulating their own cure salts.

1990

Strict occupational and food-safety controls framed pure nitrite as restricted plant material.