How to identify fake salt
Distinguish it from the texture: regular edible salt is white, fine sand-like, with very little water, and will not feel condensation when kneaded by hand; Industrial salt contains toxic substances but does not contain iodine. It is dark in color, mostly granular in shape, and has high moisture content.
Distinguish by place of origin: Because the sales of salt products are strictly regional, for example, Heilongjiang area generally sells seaweed iodized salt produced in Chuzhou and low-sodium crystalline pure salt produced in Xiaogan, Wuhan.
Distinguish by the color of the cut surface: Sprinkle salt on newly cut sweet potatoes or potatoes. If the cut surface turns blue, it means iodized salt, otherwise it is a fake.
A large amount of fake salt has flowed into people's tables? How to distinguish the authenticity of edible salt
How to distinguish real salt from fake salt
1. Look at the color
The appearance of real salt is white, while the appearance of fake salt often has different colors such as light yellow and dark black.
2. Look at the outer packaging
The packaging of real salt is smooth, the packaging is exquisite, the writing is clear, the seal cannot be separated through technical processing, and the sides of the outer packaging bag are smooth and have no fold lines. The outer packaging bag of fake salt often has illegible writing and falls off when rubbed by hand. The packaging is simple and not tight, the sealing is not neat, and there are two obvious fold lines on both sides. At the same time, the anti-counterfeiting marks of the two are also different. The production date is printed on the outer packaging of real salt, while most fake salt does not. The color of the outer packaging of fake salt bags is light.
3. Look at the anti-counterfeiting labels
The anti-counterfeiting labels on real salt packaging are fixed and affixed to the same position on the interlayer of the packaging film. If the position deviation of the anti-counterfeiting mark is large and the paste is crooked, it is fake salt.
4. Check whether the number is the same
If you find that there are two or more small packages of salt with the same computer-printed code, it is fake salt.
5. Do an experiment
Sprinkle salt on the cut surface of a potato. Real salt will turn blue. Knead it with your hands, smell it, and taste it with your mouth. Real salt is loose when you hold it with your hands, with uniform particles, no odor, and a pure salty taste. The fake salt is kneaded into a ball by hand and does not easily fall apart. It smells like ammonia and tastes salty and astringent.
"Three Looks" to distinguish real and fake salt from the outer packaging
①Look at the texture: The packaging bag of fake edible salt has a inferior texture, but the color is brighter.
②Look at the serrations on the edge: the real salt has a regular edge seal with the same width at both ends; the jagged edges on the fake salt bags are sharp and the cutting is more obvious, and the salt bags tend to have some growth at one end.
③Look at the logo: The logos of real edible salt are neatly posted in the same position; the logo on the fake salt bag is obviously not standardized, and the anti-counterfeiting logo has a poor gloss and no three-dimensional effect.