Article: Delia Smith's favourite 'not just like table salt'.(Maldon Crystal Salt Company. sea salt compared with table salt)(Brief Article)

Health campaigners are unfairly criticising celebrity chefs such as Delia Smith over their choice of sea and rock salt in many of their recipes, claim manufacturers.

Steve Osbourne, MD of Maldon Crystal Salt Company, said that such endorsements had helped boost sales. He argued that it did represent a healthier alternative to ordinary table salt. He also said that people looking to reduce salt intake should do so by working on the 80-90% of the salt they take daily from bread and cereals.

Smith has mentioned Maldon salt on her web site and has included it in a list of her favourite ingredients. Anti-salt campaigners say that the chemical structure of ...

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