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Frankfurters were manufactured to contain certain combinations of curing ingredients (sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate and DL alpha-tocopherol). Some frankfurters were made to contain in the finished product 0% added moisture, others were made to contain 10% added moisture, some frankfurters were not irradiated (0-megarad), others were irradiated with either 0.8 or 3.2 megarads (Cobalt-60 radiation source). Use of DL, alpha-tocopherol (at a level of 206 ppm) was associated with greater processing shrinkage, more off-flavor and less overall palatability (P |