On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:41:16 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote:
>>my morton's iodized salt lists as ingredients salt, calcium silicate,
>>dextrose and potassium iodide. the silicate is there so 'when it
>>rains it pours.' not sure what the dextrose is for.
>
>"In 1924 Morton became the first company to produce iodized
>salt for the table in order to reduce the incidence
>of simple goiter. Dextrose is added to stabilize the
>iodide. Iodine is vital to the proper functioning of the
>thyroid gland and the prevention of goiter. Actually,
>the amount of dextrose in salt is so small that it is
>dietetically insignificant. Morton® Iodized Table Salt
>contains 0.04 percent dextrose or 40 milligrams per 100
>grams of salt. Morton® Plain Table Salt contains neither
>iodine nor dextrose. All Morton Salt products containing
>potassium iodide are labeled as such."
>- Morton Salt
>
> --Blair

thanks, blair.

in any case, i'm not sure my palate is so exquisitely sensitive that i
could tell the difference between iodized and non-iodized. and i'm
staying out of the whole 'sea salt' thing.

i do think it's a good thing you don't see many goiters flapping
around of late.

your pal,
blake