you've probably seen the words "nitrate-free" or "no nitrates added" plastered across the packaging. Sounds like a good thing if it means no preservatives or chemicals, just good old-fashioned ...

They’re found in fruit, veg and cured meat, but why is it that we are warned against eating some foods with nitrates and nitrites in, but we’re told to fill our fridges with others?

Popular nitrate supplements like beetroot juice increase nitric oxide levels in the body and may provide workout gains or ...

You may have seen headlines or social media posts talking about nitrates and nitrites in different types of food. Some information may be confusing or even scary.

In humans, dietary nitrate (mostly from green leafy vegetables) is converted to nitrite in saliva, and to nitric oxide (NO) in the acidic stomach. Petersson and colleagues hypothesized that ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nitrates in water is still the hottest issue facing southeast Minnesota's agricultural industry. Aune Hall on the Olmsted County fairgrounds reached capacity March 13 ...

In a 2022 report, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency identified nitrates as a harmful nutrient to human and animal life at high levels and proposed limiting the amount of nitrates in Minnesota’s ...