Nitrates
I noticed that nitrates are listed on the no list for diet. Is there glutenor casein in nitrates or is it listed just because it is not very healthy? Ifound that Decker beef hot dogs have corn fillers instead of wheat fillers,but they also contain nitrates.
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Kaye Kypuros said,
Wrote on March 8, 2007 @ 12:09 am
I wonder about nitrates, too. Other than the obvious (they’renot good for anybody), is there a specific reason that they are forbidden? Please help as I am having an awful time finding a GFCF weiner here that has nonitrates.
Phebe Medas said,
Wrote on March 8, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
Please see the excerpt from the GFCF Diet list. I am in the UK and I canpurchase sausages and bacon without nitrates/nitrites. Nitrites/nitratesare there so your supermarket etc can extend the shelf life of a product. Iprefer to buy mine free of additives etc and freeze.
Meat Products Nitrates/Nitrites
Some parents express concern about nitrates/nitrites added to meat. They arepreservatives that are specially added to meats like lunchmeats, bacon, ham,sausage, etc. In particular they help prevent the growth of botulismbacteria. They also help keep the meat red, instead of grey, which it wouldsoon become without nitrites. Sodium Nitrate is additive number E250.Nitrates can easily be converted to nitrites by bacteria in the stomach.They have been shown in an animal study to cause distractibility, and theycan also cause headaches. Some parents report their children becomehyperactive after eating foods which contain these additives. Decision toeliminate these from your child’s diet is a personal decision based on howyour child reacts after eating food which contain nitrates/nitrites.
Vernetta Kazeck said,
Wrote on March 8, 2007 @ 10:45 pm
We don’t have Shelton’s, Applegate, or Trader Joe’s here. (Most productsdiscussed are not available here). I can get Bar-S (from Texas) and Maple Leaf100% Beef, which are GFCF, but not nitrate free. Thanks anyway.
King Effler said,
Wrote on March 10, 2007 @ 9:24 am
Someone posted recently that Applegate Farms was going to beginselling the hot dog products online. They don’t sell them online justyet but are in the process of updating their web page and plan tohave the individual products (including hot dogs) up for sale on theweb within a month or so. Don’t know if they’ll ship to Canada, butyou might drop them a note and ask.
Dung Kellerhouse said,
Wrote on March 10, 2007 @ 10:10 am
What is a nitrate in meat? Does this directly affect the GF/CF diet…orjust “not good” for us. I have been so stretched at this point worryingabout GF/CF, that ….forgive me for saying this….I really just can’t getfreaked about plain old healthy. I will get more healthy down when I get agrasp on the whole change altogether.
Last time I asked about an “unhealthy” prodcut, noone responded to me. Ijust want to know if nitrates have gluten or casien in it…
Edda Shirts said,
Wrote on March 11, 2007 @ 11:45 am
Generally sodium nitrate, it is a preservative. Any processed meat that you canbuy “not frozen”, like hot dogs or sandwich meat, willgenerally contain nitrates. Some contain phosphates instead, and those aregenerally better toleraed.
Vasiliki Casaceli said,
Wrote on March 11, 2007 @ 1:53 pm
One more add-on to my reply above. Some frozen meats like hot dogs, can alsocontain nitrates, so check the label if you areconcerned.
Pearl Dimitri said,
Wrote on March 13, 2007 @ 1:18 am
My child is 9 years old and has been on the GFCF diet for about 6weeks. I am still very confused on what he can and can not eat.
However, does anyone have an opinion on foods that contain nitratessuch as hot dogs? I have always read and heard that generally, foreveryone, nitrates are not a wise health choice. But I am asking thisas it relates to the GFCF diet and autism.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Cleo Timber said,
Wrote on March 14, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
I totally agree with this. BHT, in many processed meats, caused figetsand hyper for our son. We partly follow Feingold and use HNI no-fenolenzyme, and it’s helped us the most after gfcf.
Shirlee Clay said,
Wrote on March 15, 2007 @ 7:22 am
High in phenol?? Does that relate to yeast?
Hank Heath said,
Wrote on March 15, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Phenol intolerance and yeast overgrowth have many of the samesymptoms. However, they are not related, so far as I have researched.