A bag of 400 grams of edible fine salt is around 3 yuan, but recently on the Internet, various "Internet celebrities" imported salt have broken people's awareness of salt , Himalayan powder salt, Persian blue salt, American Hawaiian black salt, French gray salt, salt flower... In addition to exquisite packaging and various types, with the origin as the "selling point", these salts are even more surprisingly expensive. One model called Hawaiian Black Salt in the United States and even after promotion is sold at 169 yuan.
A bag of salt is so expensive, what is the difference?
What is the price?
According to the merchant's copy, the natural Hawaiian volcanic red salt is only excavated after hundreds of years of squeezing inside the earth's crust. It is mixed with red volcanic mud in , which is rich in minerals, has a crisp and tender texture, and is gentle in taste, suitable for cooking various types of barbecue.
Black volcanic salt is mixed with seawater collected from the Pacific Ocean. It is made of dehydrated and evaporated. It contains activated carbon substances, has low moisture content and high salinity, and has a caramel aftertaste. It is suitable for cooking heavy-tasting ingredients. A bottle of 425 grams of Hawaiian black salt in the United States will be sold for 169 yuan after promotion, which is 56 times more expensive than ordinary bags of edible salt.
The introduction to Himalayan rose salt is that it was formed as early as 250 million years ago. Due to changes in the crust, salt deposits in the seawater, and the seabed becomes alpine to form pink rock salt. "Pure natural and pollution-free, rich in a variety of minerals and trace elements, and does not contain additives" (ordinary refined table salts require anti-caking agents to prevent the salt from absorbing water, while Himalayan powder salt is coarse salts, no anti-caking agents are required). A bottle of 200 grams of ground version of Himalayan pure natural rock salt costs 58 yuan. It is 40 times more expensive than ordinary edible salt.
Cyprus chip sea salt, sea salt evaporated from the thick sea water in Cyprus, is a chip salt with crystal clear color, crisp texture, and high saturation. It is often used as the last dish of salt before serving food.
Persian blue salt is the rarest rock salt in the world. It is produced only from ancient salt mines such as Middle East Iran, Pakistan , and has an appearance like sapphire , with a strong entrance, a clear aftertaste and a light violet aroma, which is very suitable for light foods or to match with desserts.
French ash salt evaporated from the salt field. It comes from the Celtic Sea in France. It has a high moisture content, is moist and crispy, and is rich in minerals. It is an ideal salt for cooking fatty cubes.
In addition, the most famous Salt Flower is recognized as being produced in France. Its online price is about 0.5 yuan to 1.5 yuan per gram, which is about 70-200 times that of ordinary salt.
is more nutritious?
Whether it is Himalayan rose salt, American Hawaiian black salt, Persian blue salt, etc., they mainly focus on nature, origin, and contains special minerals. Are these "expensive" salts more nutritious? Is it safer to eat? Zhong Kai, director of the Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center, said in an interview with reporters that the merchant claimed that "Himalaya powder salt contains more than 398% sodium chloride html, and the rest include more than 80 minerals needed by the human body, including iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, silicon, copper, etc., and is the veritable king of salt." Translated to mean salt with a purity of 98%, the remaining 2% are more than 80 impurities.
It is said that its content of calcium, magnesium, potassium and other elements is more than ordinary salt, so it has a more balanced nutrition. But there are many elements other than sodium, isn’t it just that there are many impurities? With the same logic, wouldn’t the coarse salt made from seawater be more nutritious than refined salt? In fact, the trace elements in salt are negligible (except for the added enhancers), after all, the daily salt intake is too low.
Clinical Nutritionist Jeff McGrath once said the claim that Himalayan rose salt is more natural or purer than ordinary table salt is difficult to prove. In fact, Himalayan rose salt may contain almost undetectable elements, which would be harmful if these elements, such as arsenic and uranium were isolated and consumed in large doses, "In the current food world, the word 'natural' doesn't make much sense" .
. Is it certainly good if the ingredients are complicated?
According to the information, there are three main categories of edible salt in my country: sea salt, lake salt, and ore salt . Sea salt: It is made by introducing seawater into the salt field and then burning through the sun; Lake salt: It is made by drying the brine in the salt lake in the salt field in the salt field; Mineral salt (rock salt): mined from a salt deposit, the rock salt is buried deep 100 meters to 3,000 meters underground. The sources of
salt are different, and there is no big difference in nutritional content and value. According to the "Nutrition Table", these three are mainly marked: sodium; sodium and iodine; sodium, iodine and potassium.
After the former Ministry of Health revised the "Hyperus Standard for Use of Food Nutritional Fortifiers" in 2012, salt is no longer allowed to add nutritional fortifiers other than iodine. As for minerals such as calcium and iron, it is unreliable to consume them by eating salt. salt is just a condiment, not a health product, and you don’t need to pay attention to too much ingredients. It is enough to just look at sodium and iodine.
(Source: banliang Finance WeChat official account )
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