salt
One of the most important seasonings
low price, indispensable
Price of ordinary salt
It is about 3 yuan 400 grams
But recently,
"Internet celebrity salt" has quietly become popular
Breaking people's conventional understanding of salt
Happy Malayan powder salt, Persian blue salt
American Hawaiian black salt, French gray salt, salt flower...
In addition to exquisite packaging, the origin is the "selling point"
The prices of these salts are amazingly expensive
than ordinary salt
What are the "Internet celebrity salts"?
salt from origin is sold, and it is often 40 or 50 times more expensive
"Cyprus chip sea salt is the evaporated from the thick sea water in Cyprus and is often used as the last salt before serving the table; Persian blue salt is the rarest rock salt in the world, produced only from ancient salt mines such as Iranian , Pakistan , and Pakistan ; French ash salt Celtic Sea from France, it has high moisture content, is moist and crispy, rich in minerals, and is ideal for cooking fatty meat cubes..."
In the merchant's copy introduction
Each salt is "a little story"
is full of exotic flavors and styles
For example, Hawaiian volcano red salt is suitable for barbecue
black volcano salt "containing activated carbon substances"
is suitable for cooking Heavy flavor ingredients
So, a bottle of 425 grams of American Hawaiian black salt
After promotion, the price is 169 yuan
is more than 50 times more expensive than ordinary salt
Ordinary refined salt requires the use of anti-caking agent
to prevent the salt from absorbing water Caking
and Himalayan powder salt is coarse salt
does not require anti-caking
so it is known as "pure natural, pollution-free, without additives"
plus a beautiful and moving origin story
200 grams grinding version
sold for 58 yuan
is 40 times the price of ordinary salt.
Some netizens say
These colorful salts are sprinkled on food
are pleasing to the eye
Some people also think that buying such expensive "Internet celebrity salt"
is a pure waste of money and IQ tax.
Promotion: Rich in minerals
In fact: many impurities
These "Internet celebrity salts"
almost all have a common selling point:
"contains special minerals"
and claims to be "good and delicious" and "healthier".
Are these ridiculously expensive salts
really better than ordinary table salt?
Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center Experts said that
merchants claimed that
"Himalaya powder salt has
"Himalaya powder salt has a content of more than 98% sodium chloride
The rest include iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, silicon, copper, etc.
80 minerals needed by the human body
is the veritable king of salt"
Translate
is salt with a purity of 98%
The remaining 2% are more than 80 impurities.
Experts say that
In fact, the trace elements in salt
are negligible (except for the added enhancer)
After all, the daily salt intake is too low.
is a condiment,
Don't expect to rely on salt to "replenish"
Experts remind
" through salt to do so Mineral supplements" idea
is unreliable
and salt is just a condiment
is not a health product
does not need attention Too many ingredients
Only see sodium and iodine, which are enough
, and those stories in the "Internet celebrity salt" promotional copy
has no scientific basis
and there is also suspicion of false propaganda
Market supervision department, consumer association , related industry associations
It is necessary to take action in time
tear off some misleading packaging of "Internet celebrity salt"
After all, it is only a few bites of salt a day
The quality and safety of salt
is far more important than appearance and background story
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