Sea Salt

Production of sea salt has actually been dated to prehistoric times. This salt is even mentioned in a Buddhist scripture compiled in the mid-5th century BC. Produced by the evaporation of seawater, sea salt is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. In addition, this salt remains a great ingredient to sprinkle on top of dishes as a way to give recipes added color, flavor and crunch. However, there is no scientific evidence that consuming sea salt instead of more refined sodium chloride salts has any health benefit. In fact, the health consequences of eating sea salt or regular table salt are the same, as the content of sea salt is still mainly sodium chloride. Yet, the nutritional wealth of salt in general includes vital minerals like sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium among other beneficial elements.