{"id":15190,"date":"2020-12-03T05:16:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/?p=15190"},"modified":"2020-12-09T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T00:42:36","slug":"homemade-seasoning-salt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/homemade-seasoning-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Savory with rich umami notes, this seasoning salt recipe is rich in minerals. Nutrient-dense sea vegetables blend with herbs, medicinal mushrooms, and minimally processed salt to form a delicious, savory homemade seasoning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is mineral salt?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Salt is a crystalline mineral that is made up of two elements: sodium and chlorine. In nature, it also contains a wide variety of other minerals such as calcium, sulfur, potassium, and magnesium (1). Accordingly, minimally processed and unrefined salt will naturally contain trace amounts of these minerals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two primary sources of this minimally processed salt: sea salt and salt mined from underground ancient sea beds. For sea salt, producers will slowly allow seawater to evaporate, leaving only the salt flakes behind. Salt also comes from mines in which producers access underground salt deposits left from ancient sea beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about iodine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make table salt, producers will then wash and bleach the salt, refine it to remove other trace minerals, and then include various additives. The most notable of which is iodine (as potassium iodide) as well as anti-caking agents such as sodium aluminosilicate and magnesium carbonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The producers of table salt began adding iodine to salt at the urging of public health officials in the early 20th century who found that deficiency in this mineral was leading to goiter and learning disability (2). As a result, not only did incidences of goiter plummet, but IQ also increased (3). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural mineral salt contains iodine, but only in trace amounts. If you stock your pantry with minimally processed, additive-free salt, try incorporating other iodine-rich foods into your meals such as sea vegetables, seafood, and dairy products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n