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Article: ON THE FRIDGE
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 25, 1989
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Q: I am confused by the label on Salt Sense, which claims that
the product has 33 percent less sodium per teaspoon than regular salt
but then states that 100 grams of either product contains 39,100
milligrams of sodium. I have contacted both the company and the Food
and Drug Administration about the apparent discrepancy, but neither
have responded to my queries.
A: At first glance, it would seem that the label on Salt Sense
makes no sense. But according to Walter Wilkins, a food scientist
with International Salt, the firm that makes the product, Salt
Sense-made from a combination of salt and tricalcium phosphate-is
fluffier and lighter than salt.
"It's like a bucket of Styrofoam and a ...