Nitrite levels in vegetables may increase during post-harvest storage by the action of indigenous bacteria and/or the presence of nitrate reductase (Hunt, 1994), especially when they are left at room temperature or higher.
Nitrite levels in vegetables may increase during post-harveststorage by the action of indigenous bacteria and/or the presenceof nitrate reductase (Hunt, 1994), especially when they are left atroom temperature or higher.