Salt production methods include mining rock salt and evaporating brine or seawater. Table-salt products are prepared and packaged for their particular food use; the exact method and ingredients depend on the producer.
Common salt-production methods
Producers use methods such as solar evaporation, rock-salt mining and evaporation of purified brine. The US Geological Survey’s salt production report describes these production categories.
Check the finished product
Read the pack for the ingredient list, grain size, intended use and nutrition information. Some table salts have added iodine or anti-caking ingredients; check the individual product rather than assuming all table salts have the same formulation.
Iodised wording and ingredients
Iodised salt has iodine added. FSANZ explains iodine fortification and labelling.
Choose a format for cooking
Follow the grain size and weight specified in your recipe. When comparing cooking salts, use the product details and nutrition panel instead of treating processing labels as a health ranking.
Browse the gourmet salt collection or contact SafeSalt if you need details about a specific product.
