One of the most important seasonings for salt is cheap, and the indispensable price of ordinary salt is about 3 yuan and 400 grams. However, recently, "Internet celebrity salt" has become popular on the Internet. It has broken people's conventional understanding of salt Himalayan


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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