As the saying goes, "no salt can produce flavor". As the first of all flavors, salt is an indispensable seasoning in daily life . The existence of salt can not only add flavor to the food, but also replenish the body with sodium element , while taking into account both deliciousness and health. people should not be free of salt for a day, and the salt at home should naturally not be cut off, but do you know? There are many kinds of salt.
It was okay to buy salt in the past, but the salt bags of are marked with "refined edible salt". Except for the different brands of , there is basically no difference, just take a bag home. But I don’t know when, the packaging of has added the logo of “iodine-free salt” and “sun-salt”. This change has confused many friends and don’t know how to choose.
is actually free of iodine salt, sun salt and refined salt. The differences between them are quite different, and the processes and uses are also different. Next, I will tell you in detail about their specific differences and uses. After understanding them clearly, you will no longer be dazzled by buying salt.
1. The difference between refined salt, sun-dried salt and iodine-free salt
. Fine salt
fine salt is also called fine salt and refined salt. It is a salt made by removing impurities in the raw salt and deeply processing based on the raw salt based on the raw salt . It is a salt made by removing impurities in the raw salt and extracting it through vacuum evaporation, mechanical heat compression evaporation, or crushing, washing, and drying. Generally, the raw salt of refined salt is relatively wide source, including sea salt, lake salt, or well salt or mineral salt .
fine salt has a relatively high process technology. The fine salt obtained is white in color, has a pure taste and no odor, the particles are relatively fine and uniform, and the impurities in the salt are naturally the least. However, it is precisely because of the high refining process that the sodium chloride content is relatively high, and the trace element is contained in relatively fewer, and many trace elements are lost in large quantities during the processing process.
Sun salt generally refers to using sea water as the raw material, but there are also some northern regions use underground brine as the raw material. The seawater is then evaporated into the evaporation tank through the tide, and then evaporated by sunlight, and concentrated into saturated brine. In the crystallization tank, the crystallization is further evaporated and crystallized. The salt is collected and piled up by manual or mechanical means, and finally produced by crushing, washing, drying, screening, etc.
The particles of sun-dried salt are slightly coarse compared to fine salt, and are mixed with some impurities. The color looks slightly dull and the taste is not as pure as that fine salt, retaining the original seafood. sun-dried salt has a lower sodium chloride content than refined salt, and therefore contains more trace elements needed by the human body. Generally, no anti-nodular agent is added. It is a natural green salt product.
3, iodine-free salt
"Iodine-free salt" refers to table salt without iodine ions added. Iodine is an essential trace element for the human body. If the intake of iodine is insufficient, it will cause some diseases. Too much iodine intake will also cause health problems. Therefore, many manufacturers will specifically launch iodine-free salt for sale. There are iodine-free salts in refined salts and sun-dried salts for everyone to choose from.
2. How to choose
. Uses of sauce
. Essence salt is suitable for seasoning during daily cooking and add saltiness to dishes. After intake, it can also supplement the body with sodium ion and maintain health. refined salt is divided into three types: low-sodium salt, iodized salt and uniodated salt. When purchasing, you should choose according to your own needs. Among them, low-sodium salts can be eaten by all people. However, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people choose to buy low-sodium salts. is more beneficial to health.
Iodized refined salt is suitable for people living in some inland iodine-deficient areas, and they need to ensure that their iodine intake is sufficient. Uniodified salt is exactly the opposite. People living in high-iodine areas are best to choose uniodine-free refined salt.
2. Uses of sun-drying salt
Compared with refined salt, sun-drying salt sounds green and healthy, but it is not suitable for daily cooking. Because the sun-dried salt particles are slightly larger, the saltiness is relatively strong, and a hint of seafood can easily affect the final taste when put into some dishes. In addition, although some minerals are retained in sun-dried salt, is limited intake. If you want to obtain minerals from salt, it is better to choose more fruits and vegetables to eat.
However, when making pickled and salt-baked dishes, you can choose to use sun-dried salt, such as making pickled pickles, marinated meat, salt-baked chicken and other foods. Or use it when grilling or grilling steaks. The sun-dried sea salt has a unique flavor after being smoked, which will make the food more flavorful.
. Uses of iodine-free salt
Iodine-free salt is suitable for people living in the seaside areas to buy and eat, because they often eat seafood, sea shrimp , kelp and other foods with relatively high iodine content in daily life. The iodine intake is guaranteed. If you consume more iodine salt, it will easily cause health problems. In addition, there are many people with hidden dangers in health today. They are no longer suitable for ingesting large amounts of foods containing iodine such as seaweed and kelp. Therefore, it is best to choose iodine-free salt as daily edible salt when choosing edible salt.
Both refined salt and sun-drying salt have iodine-free salt. However, although no iodine is added to the iodine-free sun-drying salt, the sun-drying salt is mostly made of seawater and has not been deeply processed and refined, so it still contains a little iodine. Therefore, if you need to strictly control your iodine intake, it is recommended to buy iodine-free salt in refined salt.
3. Share a recipe for salt and oyster mushrooms:
Ingredients preparation: oyster mushrooms, eggs, peppers, peppers, flour, corn starch, five-spice powder, salt
. Put a spoonful of pepper and a spoonful of pepper in the wok, then add three spoonfuls of salt, stir-fry over low heat to bring out the aroma and moisture, fry until the color of the salt turns slightly yellow, turn off the heat and pour it into the pound and mash it, or use an grinder to crush it into pepper and salt., Fryer , turn on the heat and heat until 60% hot, add oyster mushrooms and fry them slowly over medium-low heat for about 3 minutes, fry until golden brown, then remove them, heat the oil to 80% hot, pour the oyster mushrooms into the pot and fry again, fry until the oyster mushrooms are browned and crispy, remove and control the oil, sprinkle with pepper and salt and chili powder.
. Tearing a pound of oyster mushrooms into the petals, washing, controlling the water, squeeze out the moisture, put it into the batter and stir well.
——Lao Jing said——
When buying edible salt, in addition to clearly seeing the types of salts such as refined salts, sun-drying salt, iodine-free salt, and low-sodium salt, you should also remember to look at some information behind the packaging bag, such as the content of sodium chloride, and its level determines the purity of the salt. also has the common anti-nodular agents, such as potassium ferrocyanide , which mainly prevents salt from agglomerating. Although meets the food safety standards, it is better to reduce intake. Choose not to add anti-nodular agents to purchase.
Finally, it depends on whether the signs on some salt bags are clear, whether they are approaching the shelf life, and whether there are any air leakage or clumping of salt bags. After all, food safety is related to your health and your family.
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