Sodium nitrite preserves the color in commercial jerky and prevents botulism at scale, which sounds like a safety feature until you realize it is compensating for moisture levels that proper drying, done long enough and at the right temperature, would have made unnecessary.
The ingredient is a workaround. The workaround tells you something about the process.
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