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Olli Salumeria: North America’s First Preservative-Free Salami

One of Italy’s most iconic and traditional foods is entering a completely new chapter as California-based Olli Salumeria officially launches the first preservative-free salami in the North American market.

Olli Salumeria Introduces North America's First Preservative-Free Salami

This week, Olli Salumeria announces its revolutionary new curing process and formula that eliminates all added nitrates and nitrites, producing salami that is effectively free of all preservatives, without compromise to taste or texture.

Most modern salami has added nitrates and nitrites, either as a synthetic or through natural sources such as cultured celery juice powders and sea salt.

These additives stabilize the product during curing, making them safe for consumption. Fueled by recent discoveries in food science, demand for “clean label” products has risen dramatically with consumers seeking minimally processed foods with simple, natural ingredients that are easy to understand.

Olli’s revolutionary curing process eliminates nitrates or nitrites and instead relies on a simplified salt cure in combination with naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds – the same healthy compounds that doctors recommend in moderate consumption of berries, dark chocolate, and red wine.

According to Mary Ellen Phipps, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and founder of Milk & Honey Nutrition, Olli’s preservative-free formula represents a major step forward in healthier salami, which is already a convenient, high-protein snack option.

Olli’s new preservative-free formula debuts with the company’s Olli Salamini and Olli Salamini and Curds Snacks – a new line of salami sticks that cater to the growing trend of high-protein snacks.

The company’s new preservative-free process leverages emerging technology that requires a methodical approach to ensure quality and safety standards.

Olli Salumeria will apply this technology to its other product lines, starting with all ten varieties of Olli Chubs and two new Preservative Free sliced salami varieties in 2023, with the goal of eventually expanding this process to its entire product lineup – Olli Pre-sliced SalamiOlli Bulk SalamiOlli Snack Packs and Olli Antipasto Trays.

Currently, all other salami products in Olli’s portfolio that have not yet received the preservative-free formula are still cured through a process that utilizes salt and alternative curing agents sourced from natural ingredients, which maintain the highest safety and quality standards in the industry.

For more information on Olli Salumeria’s preservative-free salami and other product details, visit http://www.olli.com/preservativefree.

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