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Article: Since you asked
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 22, 2007
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Q: What's the difference between table salt, kosher salt and sea
salt? Can you use one for the other in most recipes, or is there a
reason that a specific type may be called for?
A: Table salt is mined from underground salt deposits, sea salt
is the residue of evaporated seawater and kosher salt can be mined
or from the sea.
Chemically, there is little difference between the three. All are
at least 97 percent pure sodium chloride, with trace elements of
minerals, primarily magnesium and calcium compounds.
Sea salt is not as purified as table salt and may contain a tiny
portion of minerals from the water it came from. These minerals can
flavor and color the salt slightly, but you need a ...