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Costco Organic Sausages - Is this ok to eat
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Posted: 6/7/2023 8:28:55 AM Back to Top   The Teton sausage is fine--I’ve eaten it many times with no ill effect.  My only concern about the chicken sausage (which I’ve never tried) is the calcium alginate casing. I have no idea what effect that might have on your system. Tags:

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Posted: 6/7/2023 11:27:35 AM Back to Top   Do they contain nitrates? Nitrates are a no-no Tags:

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Posted: 6/7/2023 11:32:23 PM Back to Top   The problem with sausages are the additives like Calcium alginate. Alginate is a dietary emulsifier which can cause gut inflammation and has been implicated in IBS. The dietary emulsifiers act like a glue and can kill beneficial gut microbes. Tags: Calcium Alginate,Dietary emulsifier

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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:43:00 PM Back to Top   If you’re concerned about the calcium alginate casing, you can simply just cut it off  Tags:

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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:54:56 PM Back to Top   Ya, the outer layer, unless it somehow rubs off onto the meat  Tags: