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26 Mar 2010, 2:59 pm

I have been wondering what the difference is between sea salt and table salt. Is there any extra nutritional value to sea salt?


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26 Mar 2010, 3:03 pm

I think sea salt tastes better--probably from trace minerals.

I worry about not getting enough iodine, however, so I use iodized table salt to salt food after it has been cooked, if needed (usually always--I'm a salt fiend).



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26 Mar 2010, 3:04 pm

I like sea salt better as well.


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26 Mar 2010, 3:46 pm

All you ever wanted to know about sea salt: Wikipedia :D



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26 Mar 2010, 3:52 pm

We use sea salt when we make stove top pop-corn , it tastes sooooo much better!


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26 Mar 2010, 4:04 pm

cmate wrote:
We use sea salt when we make stove top pop-corn , it tastes sooooo much better!

Cape Cod brand potato chips has a Sea Salt and Vinegar variety that is delicious! (If you like vinegar, that is...)

And I seem to recall reading recently that Campbell's soups managed to reduce their sodium content by 10% by switching to sea salt from, er, salt salt, without sacrificing taste, although perhaps that was only on particular varieties.

Mmmm, now I want something salty for dinner... :chef:



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26 Mar 2010, 4:44 pm

I've read that sea salt & lime juice are good for cleansing the body of toxins


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26 Mar 2010, 4:46 pm

Sodium Chloride vs. ALL MINERALS in sea salt.



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26 Mar 2010, 5:07 pm

As I recall, Sea Salt doesn't contain Iodine, which is a necessary mineral nutrient. Other than that, I don't think there's much difference.



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31 Mar 2010, 6:09 pm

Sea salt is natural and hasn't been added chemicals to.

Table salt is more damaging to your health (blood pressure first of all).

The best is to use as little salt as possible. It's a matter of habit anyway, and after a short while you won't even like heavily salted foods. Most people should cut down on salt. We've grown far too used to salty foods in western societies.



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01 Apr 2010, 2:20 am

Puzelle wrote:
Sea salt is natural and hasn't been added chemicals to.

Table salt is more damaging to your health (blood pressure first of all).

The best is to use as little salt as possible. It's a matter of habit anyway, and after a short while you won't even like heavily salted foods. Most people should cut down on salt. We've grown far too used to salty foods in western societies.


I love salty foods, worchestershire sauce, salt and vinegar potato chips, bacon...

Still, I'm underweight and my blood pressure is actually low, so I'm not doing too badly.



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01 Apr 2010, 10:57 am

CTBill wrote:
cmate wrote:
We use sea salt when we make stove top pop-corn , it tastes sooooo much better!

Cape Cod brand potato chips has a Sea Salt and Vinegar variety that is delicious! (If you like vinegar, that is...)

And I seem to recall reading recently that Campbell's soups managed to reduce their sodium content by 10% by switching to sea salt from, er, salt salt, without sacrificing taste, although perhaps that was only on particular varieties.

Mmmm, now I want something salty for dinner... :chef:


I've had those, they are delicious!


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Willard wrote:
As I recall, Sea Salt doesn't contain Iodine, which is a necessary mineral nutrient. Other than that, I don't think there's much difference.
"Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in medicine, photography, and dyes. Iodine is rare in the solar system and Earth's crust; however, the iodides are very soluble in water and the element concentrates in seawater, where it occurs in greater concentrations than in rocks. This mechanism helps to explain how the element came to be required in trace amounts by all animals and some plants, being the heaviest element commonly used by living organisms..."
-Wikipedia (because I don't have the book that explained how iodine was discovered
as a purple smoke from heating some kind of seaweed.)



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09 Apr 2010, 11:02 pm

From what I understand (and I am not an expert), table salt is bad for you, period. Sea salt is not quite as bad for you.

Certainly, sea salt tastes much better.


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28 Apr 2010, 5:24 pm

Trace minerals, fish poop, etc., may improve the flavor of sea salt so you use less, but there's nothing in it that magically neutralizes the bad part.



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01 May 2010, 2:58 am

MaybeMars wrote:
Trace minerals, fish poop, etc., may improve the flavor of sea salt so you use less, but there's nothing in it that magically neutralizes the bad part.


That sea salt I occasionally add to my food may have fish poop in it is not a nice thought! 8O


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