Pegasus Kosher Salt 800g X6

Kosher salt is a naturally occurring mineral that is coarse-grained and is historically used for removing surface blood from meats. kosher salt contains sodium chloride but in most cases, not iodine, qualifying it as a non-iodized salt. In a few circumstances it may also have anti-clumping elements.

Salt in General (NaCl)

Before we understand kosher salt, we have to take a brief detour and define what salt is in general. Kosher salt, just like any other salt, consists of molecules of sodium and chlorine bonded together by strong ionic bonds. Though kosher salt has sodium and chloride molecules, it is mostly considered a sodium reduction salt. By virtue of its large particles, a serving of kosher salt will always have a lower amount of sodium relative to an equal serving of other types of salt.

Salt comes from all over the globe, from the Khewra salt mines in Pakistan, where Himalayan pink salt is mined, to the coast of Hawaii, where Hawaiian black salt is mined. Kosher salt is mostly sourced from rock salt deposits in salt mines.

Salt has many uses outside the dinner table—such as infused bath salts—that have been used for thousands of years for its therapeutic properties and preservation.