Potassium Nitrate

What is Potassium Nitrate?

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound used as a food preservative. [1]

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Source(s) Derived From	Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. [1]
Natural or Artificial?	Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
References	Potassium Nitrate - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	None found

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	July 4, 2013 @ 10:54 PM