2007-10-02 08:30:12 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I've been taught it is, for several reasons.
1. The western kitchen uses too much salt. Quality sea salts (like Fleur de Sel, Maldon etc.) are made up of flaky crystals, and have a stronger 'salty' taste if used wisely at the very end of cooking. So little goes a long way.
2. They are richer in natural minerals. The mineral content in sea salts is about 2-3 %, the rest is NaCl. Not much?Compare the taste of a good mineral water, tap water and destillated water... got it now? : )
3. Iodine is very important for the human body. Unfortunately much of it goes into waste in the form commercial 'fine' salts contain it. Try finding some other natural sources for it , like
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=69
2007-10-02 09:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny Favourite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a former chef and real benefits are not an issue, it does have a bit more trace minerals and the iodine levels are different.
I have used alot of the new fad around called finishing salts, like the pink from Hawaii, smoked salt from Denmark, a salt orange from the Himilayian mountians, black salt from India and Fiji.
As for the person who said salt is bad, if you did not have salt in your food or in your body, your would not survive, all foods and fresh veg have salt in them, the water you drink has salt in it, processed food, snacks and baked goods all do, if it was not there the flavour of the sugar and other foods would be hard to distigush, salt makes you taste sugar and other flavours.
2007-10-02 08:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very similar. Both come from evaporation over a very long time. Sea Salt is unrefined and must be havested from areas at the edge or shoreline. Table Salt is refined and may come from a combination of sources including the shoreline & Salt mines. Mined Salt & Sea Salt will not contain iodine & must be added. Iodized salt (BrE: iodised salt) is table salt mixed with a minute amount of potassium iodide, sodium iodide, or sodium iodate. Iodized salt is used to help reduce the incidence of iodine deficiency in humans. Iodine deficiency commonly leads to thyroid gland problems, specifically endemic goiter, a disease characterized by a swelling of the thyroid gland, usually resulting in a bulbous protrusion on the neck
2016-05-19 15:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer sea salt; I like the taste better and I know there are minerals in it that we need, unless you have a thyroid condition which requires Iodized table salt.
2007-10-02 08:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since we don't really eat that much salt, the difference in mineral content is miniscule (very very small)... so there is NO nutritional benefit between the two.
However, the difference in mineral content does affect the taste, supposedly. Again, I've never noticed a great difference in taste either.
2007-10-02 09:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by Dave C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically no, but if you sprinkle on sea salt it is coarser grained so tends to not stick as well I have found, so you don't actually eat as much if say you sprinkle some on fries for example...plus, hey it's from the sea...lol
2007-10-02 08:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You need the iodine that is in table salt. Without it you can get goiters on your neck.
It's a serious condition. Google it.
2007-10-02 08:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by getusedtoit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe there's trace minerals available with sea salt..and we're already short on minerals in our food due to our poor farming practices...
2007-10-02 08:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sea salt is bad
2007-10-02 08:40:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
2007-10-02 08:34:05 · answer #10 · answered by lunachick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋