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by 4ad 1078 days ago
Nitrates in bacon are essential for making bacon. Aspartame is not essential for making coke.
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ben_w 1078 days ago
Bacon isn't an essential food, at least not for humans. You don't need to eat it at all.

Likewise cola, of course.

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pxeger1 1078 days ago
You can buy nitrite-free bacon - doesn't that mean it's not essential?
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Ariarule 1078 days ago
"No nitrates or nitrites added" bacon still has nitrites as they are generated by the production method: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/how_tos...
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