Help How an earth can SN be 'food grade'?

[Area Man]

I was told that the SN (sometimes under the label Nitrite Salt) that is sold on Amazon was merely 'food grade' and therefore less effective or safe? How would you make SN 'safe' though? I spent £6.50 on a 500g bag and understand that it is SN.

 

[Tiny Little Tree]

If it's "curing salt" then I'm pretty sure it's mostly table salt with 6.25% of it being SN

 

[Hollowillow]

I was told that the SN (sometimes under the label Nitrite Salt) that is sold on Amazon was merely 'food grade' and therefore less effective or safe? How would you make SN 'safe' though? I spent £6.50 on a 500g bag and understand that it is SN.

I saw 2 pounds for 30$ but most people use 111$ for 2 bags of 50g... So it's possible that the % is low indeed...?

Society considers poison food grade, that's why we have so many cancer & kidneys shutting down. Fat's purpose is to seal toxins so obese people aren't necessarily lazy & glutonous... They're not eating real food... with nutrition. Just sugar & toxins. I restarted eating it though... I got too thin.

I guess food grade avoids impurity like insects & machine grease a bit more carefully?

 

[Hercules]

Food grade is fine. That just means that it was tested and it's safe to add it to food. SN is is used to cure meats. It's safe to eat in small quantities. It's not less effective than the lab grade. Check the label. You need pure SN that has a purity of 95 percent or higher. Make sure it's not curing salt which is only 6 percent SN mixed with table salt.

 

[Life_and_Death]

If it's "curing salt" then I'm pretty sure it's mostly table salt with 6.25% of it being SN

Food grade is fine. That just means that it was tested and it's safe to add it to food. SN is is used to cure meats. It's safe to eat in small quantities. It's not less effective than the lab grade. Check the label. You need pure SN that has a purity of 95 percent or higher. Make sure it's not curing salt which is only 6 percent SN mixed with table salt.

i feel like these 2 should be added together. its not "safe" but sometimes it comes premixed with other things for cooking so its not the high % that you need to kys with

 

[Lysandre]

I was told that the SN (sometimes under the label Nitrite Salt) that is sold on Amazon was merely 'food grade' and therefore less effective or safe? How would you make SN 'safe' though? I spent £6.50 on a 500g bag and understand that it is SN.

Sn is commonly used to cure and preserve some foods such as meat. Hence why some are food grade, the purity is diminished to prevent poisoning i suppose

 

[Littlewittlelight]

I was told that the SN (sometimes under the label Nitrite Salt) that is sold on Amazon was merely 'food grade' and therefore less effective or safe? How would you make SN 'safe' though? I spent £6.50 on a 500g bag and understand that it is SN.

The grade doesn't matter as long as the assay is greater than 95% and it's not from me you should check the thread for more info by filtering out the searches. Food grade isn't always low purity it could be 95% which should work the same way and nitrate salts are used for curing meat( sodium nitrite and nitrate) so they come in these grades but it was stated both are as effective.

If it's "curing salt" then I'm pretty sure it's mostly table salt with 6.25% of it being SN

You can check the label or make sure before you get it. Yeah it would be if it's food grade but it doesn't necessarily mean food grade SN< 6.25% or x%. You can make sure by asking and it mostly states that on the label so food grade comes with higher purity too.

i feel like these 2 should be added together. its not "safe" but sometimes it comes premixed with other things for cooking so its not the high % that you need to kys with

Yeah if the composition is different and other things are also present then the percentage of Sn present would be less by default so you can make sure by checking for purity. The grade doesn't matter as stated by the thread. You can refer to it I learnt that from there too.

 

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I saw 2 pounds for 30$ but most people use 111$ for 2 bags of 50g... So it's possible that the % is low indeed...?

Society considers poison food grade, that's why we have so many cancer & kidneys shutting down. Fat's purpose is to seal toxins so obese people aren't necessarily lazy & glutonous... They're not eating real food... with nutrition. Just sugar & toxins. I restarted eating it though... I got too thin.

I guess food grade avoids impurity like insects & machine grease a bit more carefully?

The price has nothing to do with the purity.

Sn is commonly used to cure and preserve some foods such as meat. Hence why some are food grade, the purity is diminished to prevent poisoning i suppose

The purity is not diminished unless it's prauge salt. It being food grade does not mean the purity is diminished. It means the FDA or whoever tested the product to make sure it doesn't have any heavy metals and other stuff inside of it if I'm not mistaken.

i feel like these 2 should be added together. its not "safe" but sometimes it comes premixed with other things for cooking so its not the high % that you need to kys with

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[Area Man]

So I had a look at the ingredients and they look like this:

Ingredients:
vacuum salt, preservative sodium nitrite E250 (0,6%) ,anti -caking agent E535

I'm cancelling the order since it looks like that isn't what I want.

 

[akirat9]

If it's "curing salt" then I'm pretty sure it's mostly table salt with 6.25% of it being SN

so you say SN from IC (which be 99.9999% pure) is food grade says on label, is really only 6.25% purity ??

 

[Tiny Little Tree]

You can check the label or make sure before you get it. Yeah it would be if it's food grade but it doesn't necessarily mean food grade SN< 6.25% or x%. You can make sure by asking and it mostly states that on the label so food grade comes with higher purity too.

so you say SN from IC (which be 99.9999% pure) is food grade says on label, is really only 6.25% purity ??

I made a bit of a leap that I realise did not directly address OP's confusion. In detail what I meant was, given the general crackdown on the sale of SN online, if you find a listing mentioning SN on Amazon then more than likely what you've found is "curing salt" which is 6.25% SN.

If you've obtained pure SN from some legitimate supplier labelled "food grade", I don't have reason to suspect it's not the purity stated.

 

[Littlewittlelight]

I made a bit of a leap that I realise did not directly address OP's confusion. In detail what I meant was, given the general crackdown on the sale of SN online, if you find SN on Amazon then more than likely what you've found is "curing salt" which is 6.25% SN.

If you've obtained pure SN from some legitimate supplier labelled "food grade", I don't have reason to suspect it's not the purity stated.

I agree

 

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I made a bit of a leap that I realise did not directly address OP's confusion. In detail what I meant was, given the general crackdown on the sale of SN online, if you find SN on Amazon then more than likely what you've found is "curing salt" which is 6.25% SN.

If you've obtained pure SN from some legitimate supplier labelled "food grade", I don't have reason to suspect it's not the purity stated.

Amazon still sells Nitrite that isn't curing salt.

so you say SN from IC (which be 99.9999% pure) is food grade says on label, is really only 6.25% purity ??

No.. just because it is Food Grade doesn't mean it is curing salt.

What Do The Different Grades Of Chemical Mean?

Different grades of chemical relate to how pure a chemical is. Chemical grades enforce quality control, analytical accuracy, and product safety.

www.chemicals.co.uk

Guys.. Google is an awesome thing..

 

[Tiny Little Tree]

Amazon still sells Nitrite that isn't curing salt.

I did do a cursory check before my initial post, only 2 relevant results , both "curing salt". Perhaps we're just served different listings? I can get to some other SN listings but they're definitely not currently available. There is a crackdown (explicitly banned on eBay, Etsy) but admittedly just a presumption in the case of Amazon. Either way my last post still isn't quite right, will edit.

 

[Area Man]

Well thanks for the input guys. I've recieved feedback that the order is cancelled. Looks like it was just curing salt. I know the difference now and will consider future steps.

 

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I did do a cursory check before my initial post, only 2 relevant results , both "curing salt". Perhaps we're just served different listings? I can get to some other SN listings but they're definitely not currently available. There is a crackdown (explicitly banned on eBay, Etsy) but admittedly just a presumption in the case of Amazon. Either way my last post still isn't quite right, will edit.

Yeah depending on where you are the results will be different. I don't think it's listed in the UK.

 

[CatLover]

Thanks for this info - I now realise I have the wrong thing. Sigh. I actually bought it some time ago and it gave me a great comfort to know I had the option in a cupboard. I'm really cross that it is so hard to buy - anyone can buy bleach, for example, or other caustic chemicals for cleaning. I feel like we're being punished for wanting some kind of 'gentle' end

 

[MissLisa]

Not having any luck finding SN in the UK :(

 

[CatLover]

No, same here Lisa. I think I am going to have to have a think about people I know who might be able to buy it legitimately for their work or whatever, but I'm not even sure what it would be used for. I'm clearly going to have to have a think. It is upsetting as that's when I logged off here for a long time, I had my 'out' and unlike N it didn't 'go off' and that was all I needed - the option.

 

[diyCTB]

Anyone might look into getting familiar with grades. I think the best grades are reagent grade, lab grade because these are used in laboratory environment and supplied in sealed containers for longer term storage. Not sure about technical grade for industrial applications though but it probably contains miniscule amounts of impurities to affect health to be concerned. There's also anti-caking agent that prevents clump formation which is added to food grade SN. Don't know whether it's bad or not. The most concerning is oxidation due to moisture in the air which makes SN go bad I heard in a matter of couple of months...