2006-10-17 09:05:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Sea salt is made by evaporating seawater. It has a different taste then table salt which is mostly sodium chloride and mostly made from rock salt, a mineral that is mined. table salt contains more iodides and different molecular agents. Sea salt is more expensive then table salt because as a salt it is more beneficial then table salt and offers a better taste.
Sea salt, when used in cooking often offers changes in flavor due to a rate of dissolution which is different.
2006-10-17 09:18:12 · answer #1 · answered by wheresdookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea salt is made be evaporating the liquid out of sea water whereas table salt comes from salt mines. Sea salt contains several trace minerals that regular table salt does not.
2006-10-17 16:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sea salt, a salt obtained by evaporating seawater, is used in cooking and in such products as cosmetics. Some claim its mineral content gives it a different taste from table salt, which is mostly sodium chloride and made from either sea or rock salt (halite), a mineral that is mined. Table salt may contain anticaking agents and additives such as the dietary supplement iodides. Areas that produce specialized sea salt include the Cayman Islands, France, Ireland, Sicily and Apulia in Italy, and Maine and Cape Cod in the United States. Generally more expensive than table salt, it is commonly used in premium potato chips.
2006-10-17 16:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sea salt is the same pH as your body chemistry. Most table salt is just for flavor and if it is iodized it has added iodine which you need in your diet, but if you are talking about piercing aftercare-which I think you are. Sea salt is better b/c it does not dry your skin out like table salt.
2006-10-17 16:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by yummymummy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who says it's better for you? There isn't any iodine in sea salt, so if you're allergic to that, you might want to switch. Much of our table salt is actually made from sea salt. The rest comes from large deposits of salt in mines.
2006-10-17 16:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Go to your search engine and type in "table salt & sea salt what is the difference" and you'll get all the info you need and more.
2006-10-17 16:26:20 · answer #6 · answered by trainer53 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's the most natural form of salt, therefore better in terms of having less done to it before it reaches your plate. Also, table salt tends to have nasty anti-caking additives in it, which are bad for you, and impair the flavour.
2006-10-17 16:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
table salt has iodine in it, sea salt does not. sea salt just tastes better
2006-10-17 16:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by sapper 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sea salt is all natural (usually) and table salt has been iodized (processed and prevented to cake).
2006-10-17 16:13:21 · answer #9 · answered by duckface 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is any better for you.
2006-10-17 16:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋