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Default Pet Peeve: Low Sodium Sea Salt


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> Many processed foods are now sporting "Low Sodium Sea Salt" on their
> ingredient labels. Nobody seems to be bloggin' about it, so I'll be
> the first to ask - WTF?
>
> In the past, to get "low sodium", you just used less salt - AKA
> "NaCl". So how does "low sodium salt" differ? And why aren't the
> extra chemicals listed in the ingredient list?
>
> "Low Sodium Salt" seems to be catch-all for any impure or adulterated
> NaCl. There are no FDA guidelines for this ingredient.
>
> You heard it here first.
>
> -sw


I did hear it here first. I hope I am not buying anything with that in
there as I need to keep up my sodium intake.