Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?

Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by 0xcde4c3db on Monday March 05, 2018 @09:36AM (#16521283)

Some salt has tiny amounts of other minerals in it, but any variation in flavor is more likely to be due to grain size/structure. Many salt products also have an anti-caking agent such as silica added, which some "natural" types are accordingly worried about.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by 52-6F-62 on Monday March 05, 2018 @10:32AM (#16521659)

>Many salt products also have an anti-caking agent such as silica added, which some "natural" types are accordingly worried about.

Fun fact: this is why you'll see rice in some salt shakers at diners and restaurants—it keeps the salt from caking. Though it's possible that it doesn't happen much anymore with whatever some producers might be adding to maintain the same effect.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by emmelaich on Monday March 05, 2018 @12:19PM (#16522551)

This used to be standard; everyone I knew put rice in their salt shakers. It was essential during the more humid months.

Possibly the only good reason to use "sea salt" is that the crystals are bigger and less prone to caking.

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Re:Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutriti... by bobthechef on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:19AM (#16522032)

Not silica, but sodium aluminosilicate[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_aluminosilicate

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