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Compare sea, mineral, flake, and flavored salts, including iodine and anti-caking ingredients.

Research · Salt

What our research found about salt

Salt is sodium chloride, whether it is sea, mineral, kosher or flake. Differences between salts are mainly texture, trace minerals and what they are mixed with: table salt usually contains an anti-caking agent and may be iodized, while many sea and flake salts are not. Sodium per gram is essentially the same across salts, but coarse flakes weigh less per teaspoon, so measuring by volume changes how much sodium you add.

The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 mg of sodium a day, and an ideal limit of 1,500 mg for most adults. The NIH lists iodized salt as a common source of iodine, so if you switch to non-iodized salts make sure other foods supply it. Flavored and infused salts add herbs, smoke or peppers; compare the ingredients if seasoning blends matter.

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What to compare

  • Iodized or not. Iodized salt supplies iodine; sea and flake salts usually do not.
  • Anti-caking agents. Table salt often lists them; many flake salts do not.
  • Texture and measuring. Fine, coarse and flake salts weigh differently per teaspoon.
  • Added flavors. Infused salts add herbs, sugar and smoke; blends are not pure salt.

References

  1. How much sodium should I eat per day? American Heart Association
  2. Iodine fact sheet for consumers NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
  3. Salt and sodium Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  4. Sodium in your diet U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Unknown and stale evidence never passes “Only show matches.” The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups on the current label plus verified organic and sourcing claims; without them a product cannot reach 100. It is not a nutrition, allergy, or safety rating.

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The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups not found in a current ingredient statement, plus a verified organic claim (and a grass-fed or pasture-raised claim for animal foods), are needed for 100; a possible match earns half and a missing claim earns nothing. Missing or expired evidence stays unknown. It does not assess nutrition, allergies, contaminants, or safety.