Salty Fact - Are Himalayan pink salt and sea salt are healthier than table salt?

By

Mckenzie Ellis

Himalayan pink salt and sea salt are healthier than table salt? .....think again...

Sea salt has boomed in popularity in restaurants and supermarket aisles. Many gourmet chefs say they prefer it over table salt for its coarse, crunchy texture and stronger flavor. Manufacturers are using it in potato chips and other snacks because it’s “all natural,” and less processed than table salt.

And some health-conscious consumers choose it because it contains minerals like magnesium.⁠⁠Each of the above-mentioned characteristics may set sea salt apart from table salt, but in one other very important respect there’s usually little difference between the two: sodium content. 𝑻𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 40% 𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒃𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.⁠

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