IODISED SALT

Product Description

    Unlike the fine, white, free-flowing salt on the table*-which probably is industrially mined, refined sodium chloride enhanced with iodine*-sea salt contains other salts as well as organic microcomponents and trace minerals including calcium, sulfate, potassium, and magnesium. Sea salt usually does not contain natural iodine, a nutrient important for health, but iodized sea salts are available. Sea salt has a less-refined color and a greater mellowness than table salt, which adds greater complexity to the taste of foods.



Table salt: This is the common salt normally found on every table. It is a fine-ground, refined rock salt with some additives to keep it free-flowing. Smaller particles mean more particles per measure and more surface area than coarser grinds. As such, use about half the amount if you are substituting for coarse salt.

Iodized salt: Salt which has iodine (sodium iodide) added. Iodine is a mineral necessary to the body to prevent hypothyroidism and some countries actually require iodine added by law. For those who live in areas away from oceans, iodized salt is an easy way to get this necessary nutrient into the diet. Surprisingly, iodized salt contains a small amount of sugar (usually indicated as dextrose in the ingredients listing), without which the salt would turn yellow due to oxidation of the iodine.