Himalayan salt?

[robomont]

So as a listener of aj.he talks up iodine and how himalayan salt has lots of it .do any of the members eat gourmet salt?
Is it worth it?

[ArMaP]

I just use the common sea salt we use in Portugal.

[Sgt.Rocknroll]

I find gourmet salt less salty

[Elvis Hendrix]

yea rock salt and sea salt are my favs.

[Elvis Hendrix]

This guy like plain old table salt

[burntheships]

Himalayan salt is pink, I have some in a grinder,
it was the same price as sea salt in a grinder.

I notice a faint difference in taste.

[Amaterasu]

I love the pink Himmy salt!  I use it mostly, and failing that, sea salt.

[zorgon]

Himalayan Pink Salt

Made in Pakistan

Himalayan salt is a marketing term for halite (commonly known as rock salt) from Pakistan, which began being sold by various companies in Europe, North America, and Australia in the early 21st century. It is mined in the Khewra Salt Mines, the second largest salt mine in the world, located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, about 300 km from the Himalayas, about 160 kilometres from Islamabad, and 260 kilometres from Lahore, and in the foothills of the Salt Range. The salt sometimes comes out in a reddish or pink color, with some crystals having an off-white to transparent color.

In 2003 the Bavarian consumer protection agency Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit analyzed 15 specimens of Himalaya salt sold in Germany and could detect at least ten different minerals, in addition to sodium chloride (98%). German public television broadcaster ZDF presented the analyzed chemical composition of Himalayan salt, stating that the specimen contained 95–96% sodium chloride, contaminated with 2–3% polyhalite and small amounts of ten other minerals.

The pink color is due to iron oxide (rust )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt

[zorgon]

Himalayan salt is pink, I have some in a grinder,
it was the same price as sea salt in a grinder.
I notice a faint difference in taste.

Sea salts and rock salts are basically sodium chloride that has NOT been cleaned or purified. Most rock salt and sea salt are mined as it is easier so they are from ancient oceans. If its taken from evaporated sea water today sea salt would contain mercury, cesium (fukushima) and other stuff

In this case pure refined sodium chloride (table salt) is safer If you have a blood pressure issue you can switch to potassium chloride  also available at the super market commonly labeled NoSalt

potassium chloride is also a good supplement if your low on potassium

BUT potassium chloride can also kill depending on your condition

Enjoy yer salts


http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1364/can-salt-substitute-kill-you

[sky otter]

ah Z..ignorance on salts was truly bliss....

hahahahahahahahahahahah

sending gold and laughing...
salt snobs 

[Amaterasu]

In this case pure refined sodium chloride (table salt) is safer If you have a blood pressure issue you can switch to potassium chloride  also available at the super market commonly labeled NoSalt

potassium chloride is also a good supplement if your low on potassium

BUT potassium chloride can also kill depending on your condition

Enjoy yer salts


http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1364/can-salt-substitute-kill-you

Table salt often contains additives, like aluminum compounds and other nasties.  Read the ingredients list.  It's eye-opening.  That's the reason I avoid table salt.

[robomont]

@sky.salt snobs .love it.


Thankyall for your input.im currently using pre fuku sea salt i picked up when i noticed that regular morton no longer sold iodized salt.i just happened to get like four containers.

[deuem]

I like my salt the old fashion way, just nail it to a tree or ram a stick in it.



Like a lolliepop, lip smacking good. Hey, ask the moose....

[ArMaP]

If its taken from evaporated sea water today sea salt would contain mercury, cesium (fukushima) and other stuff

Why, do the fish have mercury, cesium and other stuff?

Almost all the salt sold in Portugal is made from evaporated sea water.

[Amaterasu]

Yes, ArMaP, fish are testing with very high radiation levels.  Many have given up seafood for that reason.