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can also contribute. In general, nitrite rapidly are analyzed with liquid chromatography
decreases during processing and thus remains atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
at low residual content in the final product mass spectrometry and tandem mass spec-
(Hill et al. 1973). It was recommended to trometry (Eerola et al. 1998; Rath and Reyes
reduce the levels of nitrites and add ascorbate 2009).
or erythorbate to favor the reduction of nitrite
to nitric oxide and thus, the inhibition of
nitrosamines formation (Cassens 1997).
Biogenic Amines
Ascorbate is better than ascorbic acid because
it reacts with nitrite 240 times faster (Pegg Biogenic amines are produced through
and Shahidi 2000)