What is Ionized Salt?

Question

Once in a while I'll see a bottle of salt labeled "Ionized Salt." Isn't NaCl ionic to begin with? Is this just another marketing strategy? Like saying "our spinach does not contain saturated fat."

Also what is the difference between regular salt and sea salt, I'm under the impression that sea salt is healthier/fancier.

Answer 1

"Ionized salt" means salt who has low sodium. It can be used by persons who has Blood pressure problem.

Answer 2

Are you sure you are not thinking of "iodized" salt?  That is salt with iodine added.

Answer 3

Iodised salt (AmE: iodized salt), table salt mixed with a minute amount of potassium iodide, sodium iodide or iodate, is used to help reduce the chance of iodine deficiency in humans. Iodine deficiency commonly leads to thyroid gland problems, specifically endemic goiter. Endemic goiter is a disease characterized by a swelling of the thyroid gland, usually resulting in a bulbous protrusion on the neck. While only tiny quantities of iodine are required in a diet to prevent goiter, the United States Food and Drug Administration recommends[1] 150 microgrammes of iodine per day for both men and women, and there are many places around the world where natural levels of iodine in the soil are low and the iodine is not taken up by vegetables.

Answer 4

NEver heard of ionized.

I think you mean Iodized.

Salt these days is iodized, meaning it has iodine added to it to protect against goiters.

Sea salt is from the sea. Regular salt is from the Earth and mineral deposits. It is usually mined. Either way, its really just salt. Sea salt is usually not iodized. I prefer sea salt that isn't iodized, but sometimes it is iodized, it just depends on the brand.

Honestly, salt is just salt.  

Answer 5

im pretty sure its a Non-chemical water treatment method

sea salt is obtained by evaporating sea water

and table salt,which is pure sodium chloride,usually refined from mined rock salt

Answer 6

You mean "Iodized" salt, not "Ionized".  Iodized means that the mineral iodine is added to the salt to give it nutritional value.  We don't need much iodine every day, but a deficiency in iodine causes goiter (large bulb-like swelling/growth on the neck).

And NaCl is ionic (bond formed by two ions) but not already ionized (has either positive or negative charge) once bonded.  It has a neutral charge.  It can become ionized (split up into Na+ and Cl-) if dissolved in an aqueous solution, such as water.

Sea salt is natural, while regular salt is produced in a lab.  Though it has much lower concentrations of iodine, sea salt contains necessary minerals that regular salt does not, such as: calcium, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate.

Answer 7

check this out (they talk about different salts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XT4XQ7QS...