What is the best, or less worse salt for comsuption?!
What is the best, or less worse salt for comsuption?
Answers: All salts that we consume are made from sea salt or mined from inland salt deposits. There are four common varieties: iodized table salt, kosher salt, sea salt, and fleur de sel (a type of sea salt).
Sea salt is the best salt to consume as it is the most natural and is the least salty.
Salt is a traditional flavour enhancer, but research suggests that a high salt diet could contribute to a range of disorders including high blood pressure.So if your worried about your salt intake here are some suggestions to help:
-Don’t automatically salt your food - taste it first.
-Add a splash of olive oil or lemon juice close to the end of cooking time or to cooked vegetables - it can enhance flavours in the same way as salt.
-Choose fresh or frozen vegetables, since canned and pickled vegetables tend to be packaged with salt.
-Limit your consumption of salty processed meats, such as salami, ham, corned beef, bacon, smoked salmon, frankfurters and chicken loaf.
-Choose reduced salt bread and breakfast cereals. Breads and cereals are a major source of salt in the diet.
-Iodised salt is best. A major dietary source of iodine is plant foods; however, there is emerging evidence that Australian soil may be low in iodine and this results in plants that are low in iodine. If you eat fish regularly (at least once a week), the need for iodised salt is reduced.
-Avoid salt-laden processed foods, such as flavoured instant pasta, canned or dehydrated soup mixes, chips and salted nuts.
-Margarine and butter contain a lot of salt but ‘no added salt’ varieties are available.
-Most cheeses are very high in salt so limit your intake or choose lower salt varieties.
-Reduce your use of soy sauce, tomato sauce and processed sauces and condiments (for example mayonnaise and salad dressings) because they contain high levels of salt.
-Use herbs, spices, vinegar or lemon juice to add extra zing to your recipe and reduce the need for salt.
Hope this helps xoxo sea salt is best i believe Dont understand your question. Can you add a little explanation please? Good quality sea salt, my fav Maldon sea salt. I often see little sachets of salt in cafes etc that say LO SALT. I don't know if it is better than "ordinary" salt though. Can it have a lower sodium content? I don't know yup..seasalt is the best and safe..it does not go into your bloodstreamS! it is actually a well known fact we don't need salt it is already in so many products that i don't see the need to add anymore from the sea or anywhere As people have already said, lots of our everyday foods have plenty of salt, even in things you wouln't expect it to be, like bread and breakfast cereals.
Unfortunately salt is a flavour enhancer, so if you're cooking from scratch (as I do) spicy dishes, you'll need to add some, just do it a bit at a time until you get the required flavour. Anything else I cook never has salt. Most of us get too much aslt in our diet. It is best not to add it to anything you are cooking. Any product you buy that has been made e.g. bread, breakfast cereals, tomato soup has a lot of salf in it.