Refined Table Salt

How it works

Preparation

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• Refining reduces salt from 92 minerals to essentially only two: sodium and chloride. — Magnesium and Minerals: The Foundation of Blood Pressure Health
• Refined table salt is produced by isolating sodium and chloride crystals from seawater, then bleaching them and adding aluminum as an anti-caking agent. — Magnesium and Minerals: The Foundation of Blood Pressure Health
• Refined table salt contributes to high blood pressure through mineral depletion. — Mineral Balance, Blood Pressure, and Salt Quality
• Aluminum is added to refined table salt as an anti-caking agent. — Mineral Balance, Blood Pressure, and Salt Quality
• Refined table salt contains only 2–3 minerals: sodium, chloride, and iodine. — Mineral Balance, Blood Pressure, and Salt Quality
• Seawater naturally contains 92 minerals, with sodium at 30% and chloride at 50% by proportion. — Magnesium and Minerals: The Foundation of Blood Pressure Health
• Some refined table salt is deceptively marketed as 'sea salt' despite containing only two minerals. — Magnesium and Minerals: The Foundation of Blood Pressure Health
• Refined table salt is made from the first crystals skimmed from seawater, which are approximately 30% sodium and 50% chloride. — Mineral Balance, Blood Pressure, and Salt Quality
• Iodine added to refined table salt evaporates within hours of opening the container. — Mineral Balance, Blood Pressure, and Salt Quality
• Excessive refined salt consumption, combined with low potassium intake, disrupts the sodium-potassium pump. — Magnesium and Minerals: The Foundation of Blood Pressure Health