Saltpeter is a chemical substance which you might already been consuming without knowing. Because it’s used in a lot of packaged food items widely available in the market. In today’s post, however we’ll do a deep dive and find out if we can eat saltpeter or not and if so how much is suitable for us. So let’s get started! In Short Yes, humans can eat saltpeter but, considering the dosage of it. You don’t have to eat a large quantity of it as it’s known to damage the natural body functions and interfere with them which can cause headache, dizziness, fatigue, blue colored skin and lips, cause breathing issues and even death. The large dosage can also damage kidneys and cause anemia. You’ve Already Been Fed You might not know already but, a few kind of packaged food items already contain saltpetre as an active preservative. It’s most commonly used in curing meats so the frozen meat that you buy from both online and offline store might be using the sa...