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Is Nitrate Keto? Ingredient Quality Explained
AdditivesModerateQuality tier: Fair
CleanKeto Verdict
Nitrate is a food additive that carries 1 quality flag in the CleanKeto database. A curing salt flagged by food-safety regulators. That places it in the Fair tier.
Quality flags
- Curing saltA curing salt flagged by food-safety regulators.
How this verdict is decided
CleanKeto's PQ Score rates ingredient quality on a 0 to 100 scale by checking for seed oils, additives, ultra-processing, and sourcing signals. Individual products vary with their exact sourcing and preparation, so scan the label to see the real score for what you are eating. Learn how PQ Score works.
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PQ Score rates ingredient quality, not calories or medical outcomes. It is not medical or dietary advice.