Is White Sea Salt Refined?

The reality about white sea salt and whether or not the widespread perception that it’s extremely refined like iodized salt is correct.

unrefined white sea salt in a glass grinder

If you happen to’ve been following this weblog for some time, you doubtless know that my favourite model of sea salt is Baja Gold.

I’ve used it for a few years.

Baja Gold is the cleanest sea salt in comparison with different manufacturers because of the distinctive geography the place it’s harvested.

Intensive lab testing has constantly verified how pristine it’s!

In addition to being uncontaminated, Baja Gold is the richest sea salt (by far) in hint minerals.

This ends in essentially the most flavorful cooking.

Additionally it is splendid for making the potent electrolyte complement generally known as solé water.

Just lately, I observed that the Baja Gold sea salt that I had bought was whiter than the standard greyish colour I’d noticed for years.

A couple of of you observed this too and reached out about it.

To reply this query, I contacted Michael Sileck, President and proprietor of Baja Gold Salt Firm.

What I realized was very fascinating and offered essential nuance to the widespread perception inside the well being group that white sea salt is simply sodium.

Is that this true? Is white sea salt devoid of hint minerals identical to poisonous refined white (iodized) salt?

**Michael Sileck gave me permission to share this electronic mail dialog.

Hello Sarah:

Thanks in your notice!  I hope you’re doing properly.

As Baja Gold has grown, we’ve labored with our manufacturing companions to create a extra constant and pure product for our clients.

We are actually harvesting solely from the middle of our ponds (‘salt flats’), and are taking solely the very high layer of the salt brine.  This creates a extra mineral wealthy product (Magnesium and Potassium particularly), and likewise ends in a salt that’s whiter in colour.

So, relaxation assured your Baja Gold remains to be unrefined and mineral wealthy!  Take pleasure in!

Sincerely,

Michael

In abstract, if the model of sea salt you utilize is white in colour, this isn’t at all times an indication that it has been refined.

It might probably point out the next quantity of some macro minerals comparable to magnesium and potassium.

Thus, you will need to contact the corporate immediately about their particular harvesting course of.

Within the case of Baja Gold sea salt, the whitish colour is a sign of upper ranges of magnesium and potassium in addition to the handfuls of different parts, together with hint parts which are tough if not not possible to acquire by way of meals and but are vital for enzymatic reactions within the physique.

coarse white sea salt in glass bottle