Sherry (English: / Ë Ê Ér i /, Spanish: Jerez or ) is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain.
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula K N O 3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K + and nitrate ions NO 3 â .It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Potassium nitrate is one of several nitrogen-containing compounds collectively referred to as saltpeter or saltpetre.Major uses of potassium nitrate are in fertilizers, tree stump removal, rocket propellants and fireworks.otassium nitrate is used in fertilizers as a source of nitrogen and potassium â two of the macronutrients for plants. When used by itself, it has an NPK rating of 13-0-44.
1 Sodium nitrate is a type of salt, naturally found in Chile and Peru. 2  It can also be created in a lab. 3  Sodium nitrite is also a type of salt, but is not found naturally and is created in a lab or as a byproduct of two other chemical reactions (i.e. when sodium nitrate is added to food and reacts with existing chemicals).n reference to food, ânitrateâ really means sodium nitrate, but should really refer to sodium nitrite. While these are two completely different chemical compounds, they are often used interchangeably by those outside of the science realm.