DYK: Table Salt Facts

Let's talk about salt..that's right the most simple, yet irreplaceable ingredients in the kitchen.  Salt is considered to be a life-sustaining ingredient for human kind.  The health benefits of good quality salt is incalculable.  But did you know the salt in your pantry might contain other ingredients in addition to salt?  I picked up a "Double Refined Iodized Salt" and looked at the ingredient statement, only to discover this list:  Salt, Sodium Silicoaluminate, Dextrose, Potassium Iodide 0.006%, and Sodium Bicarbonate.  You are more than welcome to google the extra ingredients...  Now let us compare this ingredient statement with a high-quality salt ingredient statement.

So, what do you look for in a top-quality salt?  The key thing to look in a quality salt is that it is unrefined and that it contains only one ingredient:  salt.  A good quality salt will often have a black, gray, or pink tint to it because of its natural mineral trace. 

One of my favorite unrefined sea salts is made by Redmond RealSalt which could be ordered online or purchased at your local co-op, health food store, or even local grocery store that sells baking goods by the pound.  I hope this DYK post will encourage you to look at the ingredient statement of your salt.  I encourage you to swap out your highly processed and chemically altered salt for some high-quality unrefined salt and I assure you your body will thank you along with our taste buds!!