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Nitrates in bacon are essential for making bacon. Aspartame is not essential for making coke.

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ben_w2y 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.

You can buy nitrite-free bacon - doesn't that mean it's not essential?

"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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ben_w2y 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.

You can buy nitrite-free bacon - doesn't that mean it's not essential?

"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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