List of edible salts

Edible salts, also known as table salts, are derived from mining (rock salt) or evaporation (including sea salt). Edible salts may be identified by such characteristics as their geographic origin, method of preparation, natural impurities, additives, flavourings, or intended purpose (such as pickling or curing).

Name	Image	Type	Notes
Anglesey Sea Salt			Also known as (Halen Môn), a Welsh sea salt extracted from salt flakes harvested from the Menai Strait in Anglesey (PDO)[1]
Alaea salt			A Hawaiian-style sea salt mixed with a red volcanic clay
Black lava salt			A salt colored with activated charcoal
Brine			A saltwater used in the preservation of food
Butter salt		Flavoured or seasoned
Celery salt		Flavoured or seasoned
Curing salt			A salt containing sodium nitrate, used in the preservation of meats[2]
Dairy salt			Used in butter products to add flavor and retain moisture
Flake salt			A type of salt with flake-shaped crystals
Fleur de sel			A hand-harvested sea salt
Garlic salt		Flavoured or seasoned
Halite			The mineral term for rock salt
Himalayan salt			A rock salt with a pink color, mined in Pakistan
Jukyeom			A Korean salt roasted in bamboo
Kala namak			A south Asian condiment made of black rock salt or manufactured
Kosher salt			A large-grained, non-iodised salt
LoSalt			A salt substitute containing potassium chloride in addition to sodium chloride
Pickling salt			A fine-grained, non-iodised salt used for pickling
Sal de Tavira			A Portuguese sea salt extracted from salt pans on the Atlantic coast (PDO)[3]
Sale Marino di Trapani			An Italian sea salt extracted from the salt pans of Trapani, Paceco and Marsala (PGI)[4]
Sea salt
Sel gris			A French-style sea salt
Sel de Guérande			A French sea salt from the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula (PGI)[5]
Smoked salt		Flavoured or seasoned
Truffle salt		Flavoured or seasoned

See also

• Popcorn seasoning

References

1. "‘Anglesey Sea Salt’/‘Halen Môn’". OJEU. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
2. Bitterman, M. (2010). "Salt Reference Guide". Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes. Random House. p. 187. ISBN 1580082629. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
3. "‘‘Sal de Tavira’/‘Flor de Sal de Tavira’". OJEU. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
4. "‘Sale Marino di Trapani’". OJEU. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
5. "‘Sel de Guérande/Fleur de sel de Guérande’". OJEU. Retrieved 2014-03-22.