tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post5683088709614239692..comments2024-03-20T05:58:45.288-04:00Comments on The Delicious Truth: Unrefined Sea Salt: The Salt That Shouldn't Be AvoidedChef Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372505654191018607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-82378997260556622962010-01-26T21:14:24.538-05:002010-01-26T21:14:24.538-05:00Jon,
Thanks for reading The Delicious Truth. I&#...Jon,<br /><br />Thanks for reading The Delicious Truth. I'm happy to hear you and your wife are eating healthier.<br /><br />This is my understanding: Unrefined sea salt is by far the best option. It retains the natural minerals (more than 80) in the sea and has no additives. Overall, the percentage of minerals is small, but our bodies don't need much to achieve the benefits.<br /><br />Table salt, on the other hand, is chemically processed and stripped of the minerals (termed "impurities," if you can believe that). Table salt is almost completely sodium and chloride, save for additives including iodide and anti-caking agents.<br /><br />Kosher salt, unlike table salt, does not have additives such as iodide. However, it is washed, baked and dried like table salt, thereby stripping it of the beneficial minerals. FYI, some Kosher salt can be from the sea.<br /><br />Also, salt labeled "sea salt" doesn't necessarily mean it is unrefined. Make sure the package reads "unrefined."<br /><br />I hope that helps.<br /><br />RobChef Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372505654191018607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-80634345818316293412010-01-25T19:20:25.377-05:002010-01-25T19:20:25.377-05:00Hey Chef Rob
First time poster here; been reading...Hey Chef Rob<br /><br />First time poster here; been reading your blog for awhile. I intend to talk to you lots more in the future but I wanted to ask a question about this one.<br />First a note about me/us: my wife who did the culinary school thing but not much besides that, and I, a Ph.D. in Philosophy, have slowly been trying to eat in a more healthy way in the last couple years. Hence I look at your blog for lots of stuff, and appreciate much/most of what you do. (In particular, I appreciate your goal to show that it can be easy to eat cheap, healthy, and tasty.)<br /><br />To the question: does Kosher salt have the same health benefits that unrefined sea salt does? We like both of these (and prefer both to table salt), and so are happy to get rid/minimize our table salt. But should we also prefer sea salt to kosher salt, or is that pretty much mox nix?<br />My wife's impression is that Kosher salt involves careful removal of iodine, but she's not sure and is curious.<br /><br />Thanks Rob!<br />Jon, in MiamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-69447715034015526902010-01-25T18:40:46.505-05:002010-01-25T18:40:46.505-05:00I feel like Ed McMahon on the old Johnny Carson Sh...I feel like Ed McMahon on the old Johnny Carson Show: "I did not now that!" Out goes the kosher salt and in comes the sea salt. Thanks Rob!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085369147496238588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464253324658824659.post-12252449133139594322010-01-25T10:34:12.880-05:002010-01-25T10:34:12.880-05:00Interesting. I look forward to the sequel tomorrow...Interesting. I look forward to the sequel tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com