Curing accelerators
Glucono delta lactone
Parameters
- Chart entries
- 1
- Purposes
- To accelerate color fixing or preserve color during storage
- Curing agent
- yes
9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.
Permitted uses and amounts
| Class | Purpose | Products | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curing accelerators | To accelerate color fixing or preserve color during storage | Cured, comminuted meat or meat food product | 8 oz to each 100 lb of meat or meat byproduct. |
What this means in parts per million
The chart states its curing-agent limits as a weight of salt against a weight of meat. Converted, using the exact definitions of the pound and the ounce:
| Product class | ppm | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Chopped or comminuted meat, meat byproduct or poultry | 156.25 | 9 CFR 424.21(c), curing agents |
| Dry cure applied to whole muscle | 625.00 | 9 CFR 424.21(c), curing agents |
| Bacon, injected or massaged | 120.00 | 9 CFR 424.22(b)(1) |
| Bacon, immersion cured | 120.00 | 9 CFR 424.22(b)(2) |
| Bacon, made with dry curing materials | 200.00 | 9 CFR 424.22(b)(3) |
The arithmetic is set out on the ingoing nitrite calculator, along with the one chart figure this site declines to convert.
Buying it
The chart above is a regulatory permission: it says this substance may be used, for which purpose, in which products and up to what amount. It is not a recommendation to use it, and the amount in the chart is a ceiling rather than a dose. A retail form of this substance exists, and it is linked below so that the figure in the chart can be checked against what is actually in the packet.
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Listing
- Lowest new, checked 2026-09-04
- $11.99
- Brand
- Naturejam
- ASIN
- B0BRBNVJVH
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Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section