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Fine ground salt doesn't really come out of a grinder. well, I suppose if you have a series of screens one could make it from a grinder, but it is maybe half the size of table salt or less and uniform. I like ground salt though because of the big and little pieces giving variation.
As for sea salt being a fad, its a long fad then because I started using sea salt when I saw it in the local Italian deli which has been closed since around 1975.
While there are differences in tastes and textures, ultimately, salt is salt.
The main difference with sea salt versus conventional table salt is intensity. Food producers are using it now because they can obtain the same results flavor-wise while reducing the sodium content of their products.
I think the choice of textures is the biggest plus for sea salt. There can be some difference in taste, but I doubt most people could tell in a blind taste test. There is a lot of misleading hype around SS though, there is not enough difference in sodium levels between table/SS to make ANY real difference to someone on a low sodium diet, and additional minerals in SS are at trace levels, it's not like taking a vitamin. However, the iodine and refining process for table salt can be a negative, as some posters mentioned.
Sea salt obtained from solar evaporation of sea water is entirely different from modern refined salt, and it contains a variety of minerals that play a role in keeping the body's electrolytes in a healthy balance. Unrefined sea salt is a better choice then other types of salt on the market.
Sea salt DOES NOT cause high blood pressure whereas regular refined salt does.
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Sea salt DOES NOT cause high blood pressure whereas regular refined salt does.
Question
Sea salt vs. table salt: Which is healthier?
Is sea salt better for your health than table salt?
Answer
from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
No. Sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional value, despite the fact that sea salt is often marketed as a more natural and healthy alternative. The real differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing, not their chemical makeup.
Sea salt is produced through evaporation of seawater, usually with little processing, which leaves behind certain trace minerals and elements depending on its water source. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarseness levels.
Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate minerals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that's lacking in naturally occurring sea salt.
By weight, sea salt and table salt contain the same amount of sodium chloride. Your body needs only a very tiny amount of salt to stay healthy. Most people get far too much — mostly from processed foods. So regardless of which type of salt you prefer, use a light hand with the saltshaker. And limit total sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams a day — or 1,500 milligrams if you're age 51 or older, or if you are black, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
Again, you're making an inane claim. Trite and glib cliches so often are just that, one wonders why people bother serving them up.
Water is water. Alcohol is alcohol.
Therefore, by your weird (and utterly nonsensical) 'logic', Coors Light and a nice Merlot and Wild Turkey are all the same (they're all well over 99% water and alcohol) but for marketing...
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