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Iodine deficiency is creeping back. Vegans, vegetarians and pregnant women are most at risk (phys.org)
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Iodine deficiency is often seen as a problem of the past, but this isn't entirely true. During the 20th century, the iodization of salt became one of the most effective public health interventions for preventing conditions caused by a lack of this mineral, including goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) and preventable damage to neurological development.

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[–] persona_non_gravitas@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

smoked salt

great sea salt or fleur de sel

Those salts very distinctly are not pure NaCl. For example according to Wikipedia, fleur de sel is 0.4% magnesium, 0.2% potassium, 0.1% calcium by dry weight. (For comparison, iodized salt tends to have 25mg/kg of iodine, so... 0.0025%?)

[–] Sumocat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s right. Their impurities and the essence of smoke and sea provide flavor beyond the taste of salt. They are not refined, purified, deprived of flavor, and infused with iodine. You know why iodine is added to salt? Because people literally need to take it with a grain of salt.

[–] persona_non_gravitas@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

So we agree?

Pure, refined NaCl tastes the same as pure, refined NaCl with that amount of iodine added.

Smoked salt tastes the same as smoked salt with that amount of iodine added (if such exists?)

Fleur de sel would taste the same as fleur de sel with that amount of iodine added, if someone would make such a thing.

?

I prefer lovage salt to pure salt for lots of purposes too, that's got nothing to do with anything iodine.