USDA Processors Calculation Handbook
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EmailINTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................1
- Overview and Purpose............................................................................................................. 1
- Background .................................................................................................................................2
- Establishment Responsibilities .............................................................................................4
- Inspection Responsibilities .....................................................................................................4
CONVERSION TO PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) .....................................................................6
CURING AGENT (NITRITE AND NITRATE)
CALCULATIONS ...............................................................................................................................11
- Introduction ..................................................................................................................................11
- Nitrite Used in cured, Comminuted Products ....................................................................12
- Nitrite Used in Cured, Pickled Products ..............................................................................19
- Nitrite Used in Cured, Dry Products .....................................................................................24
- Nitrite Used in Bacon .................................................................................................................27
- Nitrate Used in Cured, Comminuted, Pickled, and Dry Products .................................31
- Nitrite and Nitrate Used Together in a Single Curing Method ......................................32
- Nitrite and Nitrate Used Together with More Than One Curing Method ...................33
CURE ACCELERATOR CALCULATIONS ....................................................................................34
- Introduction ..................................................................................................................................34
- Cure Accelerator Limits ............................................................................................................34
- Cure Accelerators Used in Cured, Comminuted Products ............................................35
- Cure Accelerators Used in Cured, Pickled Products .......................................................36
- Replacing Cure Accelerators with Citric Acid or Sodium Citrate ...............................37
