Does Hormel Black Label Bacon Have Nitrates?
                                
                                
                                •
                                
                                
                        
                                    
                                    3 min read                                
                            
                                According to the ingredients listed on multiple retailers and the Hormel website, most varieties of Hormel Black Label bacon are cured with sodium nitrite, a form of nitrate. While synthetic nitrates are used for curing, Hormel also offers a 'Natural Choice' line of uncured bacon that contains naturally occurring nitrates from celery powder.