✅ What You Can Do?
🧪 Use a Nitrate Tester: Quickly detect high nitrate levels in fruits, vegetables, and meats.
🛒 Buy Organic: Organic produce tends to have lower nitrate content due to fertilizer regulations.
🌡️ Store Food Properly: Especially leafy greens, to prevent harmful nitrate-to-nitrite conversion.
🥗 Diversify Your Diet: Limit processed meats, and rotate vegetables for balance.
⚠️ Why You Should Monitor Nitrates in Food
❗ Increased Cancer Risk – Especially gastrointestinal cancers.
🩸 Blood Disorders – Methemoglobinemia, especially in infants.
📉 Long-Term Health Impact – High nitrate diets have been linked to chronic diseases and decreased overall health quality.
Green = Good
Red = Warning!
Test your food
"Ain’t no trust in them veggies till you test ’em – get that nitrate checker."