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One hundred years ago Chile exported its first ton of nitrate of soda. The ton was shipped to New York, where no buyer appeared, no one knew exactly what to do with it. By now the U. S. (and every one ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDNMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Sodium nitrate is a compound found in the body, water, and certain foods. It's also a food preservative commonly ...

Before the War, Germany imported each year from Chile about $41,000,000 worth of nitrate of soda, valuable in times of peace as plant food, invaluable in time of war as the base of all explosives.