Sodium Nitrate has always been a constituent of beer, as it has - incidentally or purposely - for many other foods. But beginning in 1980, a modification of the brewing process brought the amount of nitrosamines in beer down to 1 microgram per serving - a level it has now been at for the last 30 years. This is considered negligible. The amount in bacon or cigarettes, particularly in overcooked bacon - is much higher.
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