Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Adding ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to nitrites can prevent the conversion of nitrite to nitrosamines between 20-75%.
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Adding ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to nitrites can prevent the conversion of nitrite to nitrosamines between 20-75%.
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Adding ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to nitrites can prevent the conversion of nitrite to nitrosamines between 20-75%.