E251 - Sodium nitrate
Functions: Preservative
Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Chile saltpeter -because large deposits of this salt can be found in Chile- to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter. Sodium nitrate is a white solid very soluble in water. It is a readily available source of the nitrate anion -NO3−-, which is useful in several reactions carried out on industrial scales for the production of fertilizers, pyrotechnics and smoke bombs, glass and pottery enamels, food preservatives -esp. meats-, and solid rocket propellant. It has been mined extensively for these purposes. - Wikipedia
Risk of overexposure
EFSA evaluation: Re‐evaluation of sodium nitrate -E 251- and potassium nitrate -E 252- as food additives (2017/06/15)
To evaluate your exposure to the E251 - Sodium nitrate food additive, you can browse our list of products that contain it. See the list of
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Herb's Hot Pickled Sausage - Wagner Provisions Co. Inc.
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3 Oster Revet - Synnøve - 180g
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Genoa Salame Panino
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Galettes completes - Agis - 2
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Ziegenkäse Schnittkäse mit Bockshornklee - Milbona - 125 g
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Pepperoni - Margherita
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Hardwood smoked lower sodium bacon - Oscar mayer
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Bayrischer Pizza Leberkäse - Dulano - 350 g
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Galileo salame italian dry salame medallions snack pack
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Goudse 48+ Jong Stuk - Melkan - 960 g
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Jong Premium Beemster Kaas -
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Belegen 30+ - De Zaanse Hoeve - 300g
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Maaltijdsalade Mozzarella - Jumbo - 450 g
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Gouda affiné râpé - Holland Master - 150 g
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gammon joint - Ocado - 750 g
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Energize -
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Bacon letuce and tomato
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Gouda Tranches - Carrefour - 200 g
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Gouda jung gerieben - Milbona - 250 g
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Hummus Grünes Pesto - King Cuisine - 175 g
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pittige goudse kaas 48+ geraspt - Zuivelmeester - 200 g
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Pesto ost i tern - A-ware Tapas bv - 100g
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Bacon Horseradish Dip - Heluva Good!
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Ham
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Plateau chipos et merguez - Leclerc - 916 g
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Queso semicurado gouda - - 421 g
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Petites crêpes fourrées Goût bacon - Carrefour - 65 g
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Käsegebäck, Schnittlauch - 70g
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Gouda Kaas 48+ jong belegen - Jumbo - 400 g
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Salumi formaggi misto cubetti -
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Jong belegen - Plus - 190 g
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Oude kaas salade - Johma - 175 g
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Peppes Snackpizza - Peppes Pizza - 140g
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Zaanlander kaas 3 jaar gerijpt 48+ - 315 g
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Gouda Holland jong - Milbona - 500 g
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Old Amsterdam - 125 g
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Coffret Salade - Select & Go - 320 g
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Goudse Kaas - belegen - Dairy Partners - 920 g
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Queso Havarti - jermi - 200 g
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Italian dry salame light less fat deli thin sliced - Sara Lee Foods
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Mimolette vieille - Nos regions ont du talent
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mimolette - Pâturages - 200 g
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Belegen kaas geraspt - Jumbo - 175 g
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Pizzatopping - Coop - 500 g
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stokbroodje gehakt kaas - Jumbo
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Kaas -
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Old Amsterdam - Westland kaasspecialiteiten - 170 g
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Gouda Holland -
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aldi essentials breaded ham
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Tesco finest gouda & edam crispies 90g -
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Geraspte Goudse kaas oud 48 - Albert Heijn - 300 g
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Bacon & Cabbage Dinner - Tesco - 500 g
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Crêpes dentelles fourrées bacon 65g CASINO DELICES - 65 g
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Gouda holland - Milbona - 400 g
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kaas jong belegen 48+ - de Zaanse hoeve - 993 gram
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Ultimate Combo - Bernatello's Pizza Inc.
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kaas belegen 48+ - de zaanse hoeve - 463g
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GOUDSE 48+ OUD - Melkan
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Spreadable hot salami - Northside Fine Foods - 100g
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Geraspte kaas 30+, jong belegen -
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Seltzer's sweet lebanon bologna - Palmyra Bologna Company Inc.
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Cooked Ham - Glensallagh - 113g
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Paper wrapped salame portofino chub - Daniele - 7 l
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Smoked Turkey Breast And White Turkey - Bar-S Foods Co.
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Salsa queso - Hacendado - 300g
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Salsa Dip, Queso picante - El tequito - 300g
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Holländischer Ziegenkäse - Meine Käserei - 125 g
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Pizza Speck Mozzarella Gorgonzola - Mix Buffet - 420g
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Geraspte kaas - Picnic - 250 g
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Digorno,Pizza Pepperoni Made With Pork, Chicken & Beef
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Unsmoked Irish Back Bacon - Glensallagh - 400g
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Tangy Pork Roll
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Genoa salame - Boar's Head
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Tolouse sausage - sainsbury's taste the difference - 400 g
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Shuttels Paprika & Kaas - Verkade - 150 g
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cekin pileća hrenovka classic 300 g
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Oud Brugge blokjes - 200 g
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Mild & Fyldig gulost - Synnøve - 1311g
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Deli selection - Aldi
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Ziegenkäse Bockshornklee - Alpenmark - 125 g
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Boneless Wiltshire Ham Joint - Sainsbury's
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GRAND'OR GIOVANNIES - Prika - 100 g
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gammon shank
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Ham
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Mini Crêpes fourrées Mozzarella & saveur Bacon - Crusti Croc - 80 g
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Gouda Holland jeune - Fromage au lait pasteurisé - Sans marque - 220g
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Quarter Pound Beef Franks -
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Сыр фасованный Маасдам - 130
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Old Amsterdam Light - 125 g
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Revet Ostemix - Synnøve - 200g
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Nordholland Premium Gouda mittelalt - Molenland - 285 g
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Potatisgratäng ICA Selection - 800 g
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Gouda mit Ffeffer - - X kg
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Whisky & Nut - Meine Käserei - 108 g
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Frisch & Käse - Original - Old Amsterdam - 125 g
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Brennnessel Rahmkäse - PG-KAAS GmbH - 0,162 kg
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Paprika Kräuter Rahmkäse - PG-KAAS GmbH - 0,165 kg
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gron pesto - pilos - 115g
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Induveca, Salami Super Especial - Cibao Meat Products Inc.
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Gouda Holland IGP Portion - Carrefour