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Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by ceejayoz on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:39AM (#36447399)
You're swapping caking agents and iodine for... a hefty list. (In both cases, less than really makes a difference to human health.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt

> Some salts mined in Pakistan are not suitable for food or industrial use without purification due to impurities... Although a study of pink salts commercially available in Australia showed Himalayan salt to contain higher levels of a range of elements, including calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, aluminum, barium, silicon, and sulfur, and reduced levels of sodium, compared to table salt, the authors concluded that "exceedingly high intake" (a level in excess of the recommended daily salt intake by almost 600%) would be required for the differences to be clinically significant, levels at which any potential nutritional benefit would be outweighed by the risks of elevated sodium consumption such an intake would entail.

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by InvaderFizz on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:01AM (#36447772)
Oh, I'm not doing the pink salt because of the health benefits. I'm doing it because I like the flavor and how it interacts with my food better.

I've never really like iodized table salt, the pink salt tastes "right" to me.

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by ceejayoz on Friday June 23, 2023 @12:01PM (#36448722)
Taste, I can get behind; fleur de sel is my go-to.