so′dium ni′trite

a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO₂, used as a color fixative and in food as a flavoring and preservative.

[1900–05]

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sodium nitrite - nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens

nitrite - the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)

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(7) Sodium nitrite is a common agent used in the manufacturing of most of the "sartans."

Nitrosamines: How to address these unwelcome guests in the pharmaceutical world

Five chemicals (triethanolamine, zinc chloride, potassium fluoride, potassium hydrogen fluoride, and sodium nitrite) were completely soluble or miscible at 0.1%, but not at 1.0%.

Effects of System Materials toward the Breakdown of Lubricants and Low-GWP Refrigerants

Maximum sodium nitrite levels for immersion-cured bacon, pumped and/or massaged bacon, and dry cured bacon are set at 120 (or 148 ppm potassium nitrite), 120 (or 148 ppm potassium nitrite), and 200 (or 246 ppm potassium nitrite) ppm, respectively [8].

Microbiological safety of processed meat products formulated with low nitrite concentration--A review

Ultra-processed foods often contain additives and preservatives, such as sodium nitrite, BHA, and BHT, that are suspected of contributing to cancer.

Cancer Risk Connected to Ultra-Processed Foods

Sodium nitrite (10 mmol) was separately dissolved in 20 ml water and the solutions were cooled in an ice bath at 0-5 AdegC.

Application of Acid Dyes on Silk Fabric and Fastness Properties Part II

Some carcinogens in processed meat that have long been concerning are preservatives such as sodium nitrite. While high doses of vitamin C may help neutralize these mutagens, it's better to avoid them.

Processed Meat Linked to Breast Cancer

A 0.25 M stock solution of sodium nitrite was prepared by dissolving 4.3 g in deionised water, and the volume was made up to 250 mL with deionised water.

Development of Flow Injection Spectrophotometric Method for 1-Napthylthiourea Using Sodium Nitrite and Sulphanilic Acid Diazotization Reaction

T1: sodium nitrite 156 ppm/vacuum packaging (VP; anaerobic packaging)

Effect of Differing Ingredients and Packaging Technologies on the Color of High-Pressure Processed Ground Beef

This experiment was based on some of the secondary amines that could react with sodium nitrite to produce volatile N-nitrosamines (NAms) under acidic conditions [23].

Development of a Method for Rapid Determination of Morpholine in Juices and Drugs by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

A cyanide kit should contain amyl nitrate, sodium nitrite, and sodium thiosulfate.

Hydrogen sulfide gas poisoning in fish garbage room: A report of a fisherman