Comparisons Between Sea Salt and Table Salt

Food/Cooking - General

By: goodselfme 18-Feb-2011

Introduction:

Facts about sea salt and table salt will give you some education about the two. It is good to know what you are eating even if it is salt.

Sea salt and regular common table salt both have sodium and chloride in the contents. Those two minerals are the chemical make up of each. Iodized table salt has an essential nutrient, iodine added, however that nutrient is in a natural form in sea salt.

Processing

Table salt is produced by taking salt deposits from below the surface of the ground. When this is being done it is put through rigorous processing. Sea salt is acquired through an evaporation process of sea water.

Color Appearance

Regular table salt is most generally fine grained and a pure white color. Even with the additive to prevent clumping, it does not show a color change. Sea salt can be seen with a slight grey hue or a barely yellow or muted green tinge depending on the water source it is acquired from in the sea.

Benefits

When sea salt is processed many elements along with trace minerals are intact from that evaporation action. Those are very minimal. Table salt, through the heavily processed methods looses those elements and trace minerals. The body requires Na Cl ( sodium chloride ), however only in small amounts. Daily requirements for adults range between 1,500 and 2,300 milligrams (mg). People with hypertension, are senior age or if your doctor recommends lower milligrams of sodium, your daily dose will be less than mentioned above.

Texture/Feel

Sea salt comes in several degrees of coarseness. Table salt is commonly fine to medium coarseness. Both table salt and sea salt dissolve readily in use and cooking methods.

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dashboardc33 2/4/2012
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Nice list! h5!
pamperedpen 1/10/2012
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Sea Salt is a great alternative! H5
tracyann 4/7/2011
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Thank you for this list, we only use Sea Salt in our family. H5!
clewand550 2/19/2011
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Excellent list. I have both at my house and for whatever reason, I keep on grabbing the table salt instead of the sea salt. I need to remember to use the sea salt instead. Thanks for the list.
BonnieDossKnight 2/18/2011
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Great article topic. I seem to recall reading that table salt has iodine, which our body needs and sea salt doesn't. But like others, I prefer sea salt, when and if I ever use salt. HI5
hummingbirdee 2/18/2011
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I have been using sea salt lately and it is good. I just never knew the difference between sea salt and table salt until I read this well researched list.
Ellie 2/18/2011
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Thanks for sharing this great information. Coarse sea salt tastes delicious on grilled vegetables!
KristinaNelson 2/18/2011
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Wow. This is great information. hf
ListMaker 2/18/2011
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I love using sea salt; just seem like the right, natural thing to do. I tend to think it's saltier than table salt too but that might just be me.
snowfence 2/18/2011
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Thanks for the comparison between sea salt and table salt. I thought sea salt was better for you, but I didn't know why. Hi5!
penelope7 2/18/2011
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I am so glad that you know these things. I finally learned the difference! H5
jseven 2/18/2011
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I love my sea salt and like the fact the Jesus ate it, too. :)