Ingredients Glossary
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Our Glossary of Ingredients
Want to know the specifics on what's in our food? This glossary provides information about the ingredients in our most popular items in addition to our main ingredients—pork and other meats. These ingredients are added to enrich flavor, expand variety, and enhance food safety.Vegetable Color
Vegetable Color is a coloring matter of plant origin, sometimes from spices, -- such as paprika, or vegetables – such as beets.
Vegetable Gum
Vegetable gum is used as a thickener and binder in meat products.
Vinegar
Vinegar is a mixture of acetic acid and water used to deter bacterial growth in fully cooked products.
Vitamin B1
Thiamine Mononitrate
Vitamin B1 is a water-soluble B vitamin found in whole grains, legumes, and meat.
Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble B vitamin found in leafy vegetables, cheese, eggs, and milk.
Vitamin C
Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic Acid is an antioxidant, naturally occurring in citrus and other fruits, and in vegetables.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and essential micronutrient. It can also be used as an antioxidant in foods.
Vitamin C
Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that is a cure accelerator and increases the rate of nitrite to nitrous oxide conversion to assist in curing meats.