On 28 October 2015 at 14:48, Roland <[email protected]> wrote:
> Quite a few studies in the past, in addition to the recent WHO warning of > processed meats being in Group One cancer causing substances including > tobacco and asbestos, are showing a direct link to the disease. > > Now the all-important question for Goans is: > > Are Goa Sausages in the processed meats category. > > The main preservative is vinegar, Sodium Cloride is heavily used, but no > nitrates are added as in European sausages or American hotdogs. > > Roland Francis > Toronto RESPONSE: Saltpeter is used when making Goa sausages especially in Sacete hence the red colour of the meat after the initial process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
