Gourmet salts: better-tasting but not better for you
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 14:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Sometimes touted as being healthier, artisanal salts have a little less sodium and a little more of other minerals, but they lack iodine -- a crucial element added to table salt. An explosion of natural, artisanal salts in a rainbow of colors has been elbowing aside the stark white, fine-grain variety known as table salt in markets and restaurants across the country. Chefs and foodies admire the gourmet seasonings -- including Himalayan, Hawaiian, Bali, pink, gray, black and flake salts -- for the color, flavor and texture they add to food.