question about salt?

Question

i would like to know the difference between cooking salt and table salt.Is there a big difference when you cook with either.Is there one that is better for you .I`m confused .please help?

Answer 1

There's not much difference between cooking salt and table salt in terms of the active ingredient (sodium chloride). The main difference is some types of salt provide iodide, which is a nutrient your body needs, and some don't. It'll tell you right on the label if it is iodized salt or not. The only time you really need to be concerned is if a baking recipe specifies cooking salt -- it may not turn out right if you use table salt. P.S.: Got this straight from my doctor -- you don't need to worry about having too much salt in your diet unless you have high blood pressure (and I do -- sucks to be me, huh?) Apparently the old wives' tale that sodium hardens arteries and drives blood pressure up is false, but salt does aggravate high blood pressure if you have it, so be careful.

Answer 2

It's all about flavor and texture when it comes to salt. I would never cook with table salt as the flavor isn't smooth and rounded enough. I myself happen to like a good sea salt. I use Trapani Salt, and Fleur de Sel alot which is a really amazing, if not the best salt from france. table salt I don't even really use at the table. I'll have a nice sea salt out in a salt grinder on the table if I need salt, but I like to season my food properly, so it's never an issue.

Answer 3

There are different types of salt some of which include, Kosher, Sea salt, seasoned salt and regular table salt such as Morton's. All can be used to cook with and they can all be used as table salt according to your own preferences.

It's generally not necessary to add salt to food for dietary reasons, while we need SOME salt, we get plenty from the processed foods we eat. The preference for the flavor of salted foods is learned early. The more salt you use the more you seem to need.

Try using alternatives such as Mrs Dash which contain no salt, but instead a variety of herbs and spices to liven up your dishes.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 4

I do not cook with salt. I use sea salt with iodine (thyroid) from Gérande (a place on the Atlantic Ocean in Brittany, France) which is also called Fleur de Sel. I use it in a salt grinder on the table. It is a pure salt without additive and I use it on my fresh food. I don't use pré-salted meat. I cook at home, I live in France.

Answer 5

cooking salt and table salt are the same, though the courseness of the grain may vary. Both of those salts contain anticaking agents and have been chemically treated. A much healthier option is sea salt, which is naturally derived from the sea.

Answer 6

I think for taste they are probably both the same it's probably the courseness that defines the two with table salt being finer (I would assume) You should try to limit your salt intake as we all know and I rarely use it these days only for when I have chips - although I am aware salt is in most foods as well....

Answer 7

there is no real difference.
salt is salt.
rock/sea salt is the same, but is less refined.
salt intake 4 ur average adult
is somewhere in the attached Link.
sorry it's a PDF document.
what some people 4get is that humans do need a certain amount of salt in their diet.
some people are going the other way & not getting enough!
Irony, eh?

Answer 8

Sea salt is better for you, I think that it is not as bad for you blood pressure

also if you get Grey salt of black salt you food will tatse better

"Salt is the new Oil oil" Tyler Florecnce

Answer 9

I have tried cooking salt with my dinner and it's a little stronger and is more grainier. Table salt is less stronger and less grainier...in fact I put some in my fish and chips and it has'nt done my body any harm.

Answer 10

table salt is finer than cooking salt

cooking salt with larger grains is ideal in cooking as it has the time to dissolve, table salt is more refined and dissovles more quickly