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Sodium Nitrate

General food additiveUsed in processing, or for flavor, color or preservation.

E251 · International identifier · the Korean name is definitive · not a hazard scoreOpen Food Facts · ODbL

General food additive

Also known as: Sodium Nitrate

육가공품의 색과 보존

그 자체로는 활동이 적지만 입안 세균과 몸이 이걸 아질산으로 바꾼다. 그다음은 위의 아질산나트륨과 같은 이야기가 된다.

아질산나트륨과 묶어서 보면 된다. 참고로 시금치·비트 같은 채소에도 질산은 많은데, 채소는 비타민 C가 함께 있어 사정이 다르다.

Acceptable daily intake

3.7mg · per kg body weight · per day

Up to 222 mg a day for a 60 kg body weight

JECFA text: 0-3.7 mg/kg bw

Products don't list how much they contain, so this number can't be applied to a specific product.

MFDS original text
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General food additive
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General food additive No. 315 · (참고) 식품첨가물 품목별 리스트/1. 식품첨가물 품목별 리스트(일반식품첨가물).pdf 10쪽
Source
MFDS Food Safety Korea · Food Additives List (MFDS Notice No. 2025-76) ↗

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