Sea salt and edible salt are not clear. Strictly speaking, sea salt is also one of the edible salts, but the sea salt here refers to the crystallization of seawater after repeated evaporation at high temperature. The mineral composition of salt from different sources is slightly different, but a person only eats a few grams of salt every day, no matter which salt has little difference in nutritional value.

Edible salt mainly refers to refined salt that people often eat in daily life, such as iodized salt, non-iodized salt and low sodium salt. Edible salt is mainly purified by mechanical heating of seawater and underground rock salt, and its main component is sodium chloride. Whether you eat sea salt or refined salt, you should control your intake. The daily salt intake of each person is ≤5g.

The difference between sea salt and edible salt:

1, from different sources: sea salt is extracted from seawater, while edible salt comes from underground salt mines.

2. Different technologies: The processing technology of sea salt is complex, including solarization and purification, while the processing technology of edible salt is relatively simple, mainly dissolving and removing impurities.

3. Different ingredients: sea salt contains many minerals, while edible salt is mainly sodium chloride.

4. Different appearance: sea salt particles are relatively large and uneven in color, while edible salt particles are relatively small and uniform in color.

5. Different tastes: the taste of sea salt is salty and has a certain sea salt taste, while the taste of edible salt is pure and there is no obvious sea salt taste.

6. Different uses: sea salt is mainly used for cooking and curing, and edible salt is mainly used for seasoning and curing.

7. Different prices: the price of sea salt is higher than that of edible salt.