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Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review

Nitrite is one of the most widely used curing ingredients in meat industries. Nitrites have numerous useful applications in cured meats and a vital component in giving cured meats their unique characteristics, such as their pink color and savory flavor. Nitrites are used to suppress the oxidation of...

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Main Authors: Mynul Hasan Shakil, Anuva Talukder Trisha, Mizanur Rahman, Suvro Talukdar, Rovina Kobun, Nurul Huda, Wahidu Zzaman
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Language:English
English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2022
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Food processing and manufacture
TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213355
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spelling my.ums.eprints.422892024-12-16T03:29:05Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/ Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review Mynul Hasan Shakil Anuva Talukder Trisha Mizanur Rahman Suvro Talukdar Rovina Kobun Nurul Huda Wahidu Zzaman Food processing and manufacture TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Nitrite is one of the most widely used curing ingredients in meat industries. Nitrites have numerous useful applications in cured meats and a vital component in giving cured meats their unique characteristics, such as their pink color and savory flavor. Nitrites are used to suppress the oxidation of lipid and protein in meat products and to limit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms such as Clostridium botulinum. Synthetic nitrite is frequently utilized for curing due to its low expenses and easier applications to meat. However, it is linked to the production of nitrosamines, which has raised several health concerns among consumers regarding its usage in meat products. Consumer desire for healthier meat products prepared with natural nitrite sources has increased due to a rising awareness regarding the application of synthetic nitrites. However, it is important to understand the various activities of nitrite in meat curing for developing novel substitutes of nitrites. This review emphasizes on the effects of nitrite usage in meat and highlights the role of nitrite in the production of carcinogenic nitrosamines as well as possible nitrite substitutes from natural resources explored also. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Mynul Hasan Shakil and Anuva Talukder Trisha and Mizanur Rahman and Suvro Talukdar and Rovina Kobun and Nurul Huda and Wahidu Zzaman (2022) Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review. Foods, 11. pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213355
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English
topic Food processing and manufacture
TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
spellingShingle Food processing and manufacture
TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Mynul Hasan Shakil
Anuva Talukder Trisha
Mizanur Rahman
Suvro Talukdar
Rovina Kobun
Nurul Huda
Wahidu Zzaman
Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
description Nitrite is one of the most widely used curing ingredients in meat industries. Nitrites have numerous useful applications in cured meats and a vital component in giving cured meats their unique characteristics, such as their pink color and savory flavor. Nitrites are used to suppress the oxidation of lipid and protein in meat products and to limit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms such as Clostridium botulinum. Synthetic nitrite is frequently utilized for curing due to its low expenses and easier applications to meat. However, it is linked to the production of nitrosamines, which has raised several health concerns among consumers regarding its usage in meat products. Consumer desire for healthier meat products prepared with natural nitrite sources has increased due to a rising awareness regarding the application of synthetic nitrites. However, it is important to understand the various activities of nitrite in meat curing for developing novel substitutes of nitrites. This review emphasizes on the effects of nitrite usage in meat and highlights the role of nitrite in the production of carcinogenic nitrosamines as well as possible nitrite substitutes from natural resources explored also.
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author Mynul Hasan Shakil
Anuva Talukder Trisha
Mizanur Rahman
Suvro Talukdar
Rovina Kobun
Nurul Huda
Wahidu Zzaman
author_facet Mynul Hasan Shakil
Anuva Talukder Trisha
Mizanur Rahman
Suvro Talukdar
Rovina Kobun
Nurul Huda
Wahidu Zzaman
author_sort Mynul Hasan Shakil
title Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
title_short Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
title_full Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
title_fullStr Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
title_full_unstemmed Nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
title_sort nitrites in cured meats, health risk issues, alternatives to nitrites: a review
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42289/
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213355
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