Exploring Natural Alternatives to Nitrites in Pork Meat Patty: A Study on the Effects of Gromwell Root Extract and Lettuce Powder as Substitutes

Table 1

Formula of patty.

Ingredient		Meat (g)	Ice (g)	Sodium chloride (g)	Pepper (g)	Gromwell root extract (g)	Lettuce powder (g)	Sodium nitrite (g)	Ascorbic acid (g)	Total (g)
Treatments	Control	70	10	0.8	0.16	—	—	—	—	80.96
	Positive control	70	10	0.8	0.16	—	—	0.004	0.081	81.045
	T1	70	10	0.8	0.16	0.244	—	—	—	81.204
	T2	70	10	0.8	0.16	—	0.081	—	—	81.041
	T3	70	10	0.8	0.16	0.244	0.081	—	—	81.285