tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post1939460512417635379..comments2024-03-29T00:07:02.061+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Interesting item on salt and other myths.Lowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-10876149388460153602011-07-07T17:40:28.612+01:002011-07-07T17:40:28.612+01:00A good article apart from this bit:
"Unrefin...A good article apart from this bit:<br /><br />"Unrefined sea salt contains about 82 percent sodium chloride and the rest is comprised of essential minerals including magnesium and calcium; and trace elements, like iodine, potassium, and selenium. Not coincidentally, they help with maintaining fluid balance and replenishing electrolytes. "<br /><br />This is a bit of mythology bandied about by promoters of more expensive varieties of salt and comes from the confusion between volume and weight measurement.<br /><br />A teaspoon of coarse sea salt contains about 82% of the sodium chloride of a teaspoon of refined salt.<br /><br />There's nothing special here, it's just that a teaspoon of sea salt is only about 82% of the total weight of a teaspoon of refined.<br /><br />In other words, you can get a lot more refined salt on a teaspoon than you can the larger and fluffier crystals of sea salt. If there's more salt, there's more sodium chloride!<br /><br />When compared by weight, the sodium chloride content is about the same.<br /><br />When you think about it, if a teaspoon of sea salt contained 18% "Trace" elements, it would probably be highly toxic!<br /><br />I know some prefer sea salt, whilst others are indifferent. Whether, or not, one is better than the other is a matter of opinion.<br /><br />By the way, if anyone wishes to test this, all you need is a set of scales with 1gm increments and you can prove it. Just weigh a teaspoon of each. <br /><br />Of course, results will vary from brand to brand according to the coarseness. <br /><br />Whilst the rest of the article looks to be accurate, there are those who would rubbish the whole thing using the salt "howler" as an example.<br /><br />RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com