The Salt Substitute Market Salt Substitutes as Table Salt and for Home Cooking Salt substitutes are used in food processing, as well as in table/cooking salt. The use of salt substitutes in home cooking and as table salt is rather exceptional, and in most cases it is associated with medically Read more…
Results of salt reduction initiatives – Importance of salt substitutes in salt reduction initiatives Results of Salt Reduction Initiatives The results of the different initiatives that were measured and published are summarized in the table below1: With very few exceptions, salt consumption in countries with ongoing reduction initiatives decreased significantly. Read more…
Processed Food and the Food Industry – Home Cooking and Individual Salt Use The previous post provided data on the importance of processed food a source of salt intake in different world regions. In Europe, and North America, by far the largest part of salt comes from processed food. (https://saltmarketinfo.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=943&action=edit). Read more…
Why substitute salt? Health Concerns – The Controversy around Salt and Health – The 2013 WHO Initiative Why substitute salt? – Health Concerns Several health organizations recommend low sodium intake (below 2.3 g/day of sodium equivalent to 5.8 g/day of salt) for entire populations. The recommendations are based on the Read more…
Salt substitutes are alternatives to common salt (NaCl). In salt substitute products, NaCl is partially or totally replaced. Among several options, potassium chloride (KCl), in combination with magnesium sulfate have proved to be a key nutritional ingredient for this purpose. They provide similar properties like common salt (NaCl), but with Read more…