Iodised Salt is better for cooking, you can use low sodium salts or sea salt for sprinkling on food/fruits. For healthy lifestyle salt should be consumed in moderation.
Daily recommended limit is 2,300mg or about 1 teaspoon of salt for healthy adults.
Myth 1: Sea salt has lower sodium content than iodized salt.
Fact: By weight, sea salt and iodized salt contain the same amount of sodium. Check the Nutrition Facts label to compare how a given sea salt compares to table salt, which has about 2,300 mg sodium per teaspoon, or about 40% of its total weight.
Myth 2: Sea salt is healthier because it’s unprocessed.
Fact: In fact, most iodized salt is originally harvested from the sea, but undergoes a processing step in which iodine is added. The salt is then packaged and sold using labels indicating the presence of iodine. Some iodized salt is mined from rock salt, but in both cases, there is minimal processing.
Large-crystal salt can be iodized, or it can be 'refined' into smaller particle size before iodine is added to it. Refining salt makes its texture smoother and more homogeneous, which means that iodine can be added more evenly, and the salt will stay well-iodized for longer.
In cases where sea salt undergoes minimal processing, it retains trace levels of minerals – which brings us to Myth 3.
Myth 3: Sea salt is healthier because it contains minerals like magnesium.
Fact: While it’s true that magnesium, potassium, calcium and other nutrients remain in sea salt and some culinary salts, those trace elements are so minute that they actually have negligible nutritional value. The more significant contribution of these additional minerals is to add flavor.
Myth 4: Raw sea salt is a natural source of iodine that will fulfill my dietary need for iodine.
Fact: Raw sea salt does contain some iodine but not nearly enough to meet every day needs, so to meet iodine requirements, other sources are required.
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Iodised Salt is better for cooking, you can use low sodium salts or sea salt for sprinkling on food/fruits. For healthy lifestyle salt should be consumed in moderation.
Daily recommended limit is 2,300mg or about 1 teaspoon of salt for healthy adults.
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Myth 1: Sea salt has lower sodium content than iodized salt.
Fact: By weight, sea salt and iodized salt contain the same amount of sodium. Check the Nutrition Facts label to compare how a given sea salt compares to table salt, which has about 2,300 mg sodium per teaspoon, or about 40% of its total weight.
Myth 2: Sea salt is healthier because it’s unprocessed.
Fact: In fact, most iodized salt is originally harvested from the sea, but undergoes a processing step in which iodine is added. The salt is then packaged and sold using labels indicating the presence of iodine. Some iodized salt is mined from rock salt, but in both cases, there is minimal processing.
Large-crystal salt can be iodized, or it can be 'refined' into smaller particle size before iodine is added to it. Refining salt makes its texture smoother and more homogeneous, which means that iodine can be added more evenly, and the salt will stay well-iodized for longer.
In cases where sea salt undergoes minimal processing, it retains trace levels of minerals – which brings us to Myth 3.
Myth 3: Sea salt is healthier because it contains minerals like magnesium.
Fact: While it’s true that magnesium, potassium, calcium and other nutrients remain in sea salt and some culinary salts, those trace elements are so minute that they actually have negligible nutritional value. The more significant contribution of these additional minerals is to add flavor.
Myth 4: Raw sea salt is a natural source of iodine that will fulfill my dietary need for iodine.
Fact: Raw sea salt does contain some iodine but not nearly enough to meet every day needs, so to meet iodine requirements, other sources are required.
Like to know more about iodine sources in the diet? Check out the NIH iodine consumer factsheet: ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-Consumer/