“…Over the last decade, consumers' perception of healthy foods has been growing, thereby increasing concerns over the safety of synthetic food additives. Consequently, numerous studies have been conducted to find alternatives to synthetic additives in processed meat products (Alahakoon, Jayasena, Ramachandra, & Jo, ; Cho, Bae, & Jeong, ; Jarvis et al, ). As a result, certain synthetic additives, such as sodium nitrite, monosodium glutamate, and other synthetic preservatives, have been replaced by natural materials and introduced to the market successfully (Alahakoon et al, ).…”