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...red with nitrates (either [[sodium nitrate|sodium]] or [[potassium nitrate|potassium]]), which are generally used in ham production to produce the desired rosy

...nitrate probably comes from the breakdown of proteins. The salt, acidity, nitrate, dryness and possibly other bacterial products combine to make the raw meat ...culture]] (bacteria), [[ascorbic acid]], [[sodium nitrite]], and [[sodium nitrate]]. These more modern ingredients simply take the guesswork out of traditio

...rated; first the potassium nitrate reacts with sodium, yielding sodium and potassium oxides and further gaseous nitrogen, then the oxides react with silicon dio ...rbonate]] (common baking soda). Depending on the type of air bag system, [[potassium chloride]] (a table salt substitute) may also be present.

| Potassium || K || 2.5 | Nitrate || NO₃ || 2.0

...these being the substitution of sodium for the considerably more expensive potassium. ...], which involved the reduction of anhydrous [[aluminium chloride]] with [[potassium]]. Both of the [[electrode]]s used in the electrolysis of aluminium oxide a