Does the salt in prepared foods contain iodine?

Question

Table salt contains iodine but I don't use it. Now I have a goiter (which can be caused by lack of iodine), Just a coincidence?

Answer 1

Ioidized salt is what keeps first world countries from having the same rates of goiter as third world countries. If you haven't been using it, there may be a link.

HOWEVER, don't start taking iodine or using salt without first seeing your doctor and getting your thyroid checked out. You could find yourself in a world of hurt from hyperthyroidism.

Answer 2

It may depend where your food is tinned or frozen.
I believe all salt in prepared food is iodized and has been for some time in the west. Some parts of Asia do not automatically put iodine into natural sea salt, for example.
I thought goiter was very rare in this day and age, especially when the cause was identified long ago. Is it making a comeback?

Answer 3

you have a goiter, don't just focus on the table salt. the source of iodine is not only limitted to salt. and not all table salts contain iodine. theres a salt that are natural and there are also what you know iodize salt. well in prepared foods, i now depends on the amnufacturer or to the cook if they used iodized salt or not. but not all prepared foods conatins iodize salt.

Answer 4

it really depends on what salt they used in preparing the food. no way to know. some use iodized salt, some dont.

to increase iodine intake, try seaweed. it contains lots of iodine naturally. some other sea products do too.

Answer 5

Large quantities of iodine have been produced from the ashes of burned seaweed. Therefore I would assume that fish or crustaceans that feed on seaweed would have deposits of iodine in their meat/tissue. If I were iodine allergic or intolerant I would stay away from any and all seafood.

Answer 6

Salt contains iodine if it's iodized - so anything it's prepared with would have iodine as well - in very small 'doses'.

Answer 7

I'm allergic to iodine but I've never had any problem with iodized salt. I don't think there's enough in it to matter. Ask your doctor.

Answer 8

Rarely does it contain iodine. Could be related.

Answer 9

more than likely... all food manufactored are seasoned with a processed salt... There are only a handle full of chefs that use natural salt or sea salt.

Answer 10

Probably not. Use table salt and see if it helps.