The benefits of sea salt
In Part 1, which dilated on the differences between sea salt and traditional kitchen salt, we already briefly touched on the benefits of sea salt. But what exactly could this mean to you in practical terms?
There are different qualities of sea salt available on the market. Anyone who goes for high-grade quality sea salt soon finds out that these preconceptions are disproved.
The quality of sea salt: refinery as a major factor
Sea salt and vacuum salt each come with their own benefits and drawbacks. Yet there is a prejudice that abounds against sea salt as supposedly being of a lesser quality than conventional kitchen salt, due to the presence of ‘impurities', the slightly off ‘white’ colour and the less favourable flow properties of sea salt.
In this connection, it is important to be aware that different qualities sea salt are available on the market. Anyone who goes for high-grade quality sea salt soon finds out that these preconceptions are disproved.
Quality in reference to sea salt does not allude to the chemical transformation of the product. It stands in reference to the refining of the product, by washing the sea salt with pure water, drying, breaking and sieving the salt grains. Finally, at ZOUTMAN every single grain goes through an optical washing machine that rids the salt from any natural impurities. The intense calibration and de-dusting of the fine fractions ensure optimum flow of the product.
Guaranteed quality
ZOUTMAN markets these high-quality sea salts under the MARSEL® brand name. The range encompasses some 10 different grain types, ranging from extra fine salt powder up to super coarse crystals. ZOUTMAN offers a wide range of packagings: from the smallest 125 g salt pot all the way up to a fully loaded lorry carrying 30 tons of bulk salt. On demand the products can be enriched with iodine in the concentration of your choice. Constant quality and product safety are guaranteed by our quality assurance department and a team of experienced laboratory workers.
The actual benefits of sea salt
As such, it is safe to say that high-quality sea salt has the following benefits compared to vacuum salt:
- Sea salt is the only salt that is extracted in a way that is environmentally responsible and sustainable.
- Sea salt contains a higher concentration of minerals and trace elements that are indispensable to the human body.
- Sea salt naturally comes in a variety of different grain types.
- Sea salt is available without additives.
- Sea salt has a softer and milder taste whilst preserving the function of salt.
- Sea salt has a greater gastronomic value and a more health-conscious image.
- In terms of marketing, sea salt can have an added value for food products.
Sea salt: a sustainable raw material
ZOUTMAN is wholly committed to its sustainable entrepreneurship vision, both in terms of the choice of the raw ingredients, the means of conditioned transport (all sea salt is supplied by seagoing ships or inland waterway vessels) as well as the choice of production methods and facilities (all sites have had photovoltaic panels installed that generate more energy than is consumed). The official zero discharge status and the ISO 14001 environmental standard we have been awarded speak for themselves … .
