Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have found that by substituting nitrates with
natural alternatives, such
as polyphenols found in green tea, could eliminate
bacon's cancer - promoting properties.
Pig out intelligently with Smart
Bacon ® — a product advertised
as bringing «that hearty
bacon taste into the veggie world» — and you'll get the following ingredients: Water, soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, soybean oil, textured soy protein concentrate, textured wheat gluten, less than 2 percent of
natural smoke flavor,
natural flavor (from vegetable sources), grill flavor (from sunflower oil), carrageenan, evaporated cane juice, paprika oleoresin (for flavor and color), potassium chloride, sesame oil, fermented rice flour, tapioca dextrin, citric acid, salt.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me just how convoluted a person's logic can be, especially when so - called health and nutrition «experts» constantly tell us that we should use man - made Frankenfats such
as canola oil instead of
natural cooking fats such
as butter, lard, beef tallow and
bacon grease.