What do bacon, sausage, hot dogs, salami, beef jerky, and ham have in common? They are examples of processed meat. Processed meat is meat products made from muscle meat, animal fats and additives. The addition of additives changes the color and texture making the product palatable and visually appealing. Sometimes animal skin, internal organs, and blood are used in the processing. Smoking, curing, fermenting and adding salt or preservatives are the main methods used in meat processing. You may ask, why are these processes bad? Cancer-causing chemicals like N-nitroso compounds and benzopyrene residue can form during processing. It’s estimated there
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