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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.
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> -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.

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Default Pet Peeve: Low Sodium Sea Salt

On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 3:53:21 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > 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.


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