425 grams for 169 yuan, "net red salt" is an IQ tax?

Salt.

One of the most important seasonings, the

It is inexpensive, indispensable and

The price of ordinary table salt

is about 3 dollars 400 grams.

But recently, on the Internet

"Netflix salt" has quietly become popular.

The net popular salt has broken the conventional perception of salt.

Himalayan pink salt, Persian blue salt

Himalayan pink salt, Persian blue salt, American Hawaiian black salt, French gray salt, salt flower ......

In addition to the beautiful packaging, the origin of the "selling point".

The price of these salts is incredibly expensive.

Compared to ordinary table salt.

The "Netflix salt" is expensive in what?

Origin salt is sold.

It is often 40 or 50 times more expensive

"Cyprus wafer sea salt.

is evaporated from the dense seawater of Cyprus.

often used as the last salt before food is served.

Persian blue salt is the rarest type of rock salt in the world.

Persian blue salt is the rarest rock salt in the world, produced only from ancient salt mines in Iran and Pakistan.

French gray salt comes from the Celtic Sea in France.

It has high water content and is moist, brittle, and thin.

It is rich in minerals and

It is the ideal salt for fatty meats. ......"

In the merchant's copywriting

Every salt has a "story".

It's full of exotic flavors and flavors.

For example, the red salt from the Hawaiian volcano is suitable for grilling meat.

Black volcanic salt "contains activated carbon", suitable for cooking heavy ingredients.

It is suitable for cooking heavy ingredients.

So, a 425-gram bottle of Hawaiian Black Salt

After the promotion, the price is 169 yuan.

It is more than 50 times more expensive than ordinary salt.

Ordinary refined salt requires anti-caking agents to prevent the salt from absorbing water and clumping.

to prevent the salt from absorbing water and clumping.

Himalayan pink salt is coarse salt.

No anti-caking agent is needed.

The Himalayan pink salt is coarse and does not require anti-caking agents, so it is claimed to be "natural and pollution-free, without additives".

With a beautiful story of its origin.

200 grams of the ground version of it.

sold for 58 yuan.

It is 40 times the price of ordinary table salt.

Some netizens say that

These magnificent colors of salt sprinkled on the food.

It's a delight to the eyes.

Some people think that buying such expensive "Netflix salt".

It is purely a waste of money and IQ tax.

Propaganda: rich in minerals

In reality: many impurities

These "Netflix salt".

Almost all of them have a common selling point.

"contains special minerals".

The "net" salt has a common selling point: it "contains special minerals" and claims to be "good looking and tasty" and "healthier".

These ridiculously expensive salts.

Are they better than ordinary salt?

Zhong Kai, director of the Food and Health Information Exchange Center of Science and Technology

In an interview, he said that

merchants claim that

"Himalayan powder salt in

sodium chloride content is more than 98%.

The rest includes iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, silicon, copper, and other

more than 80 kinds of minerals are required by the human body.

It is truly the king of salts".

Translated.

It means that 98% of the salt is pure.

The remaining 2% is more than 80 kinds of impurities.

Experts say that

The trace elements in salt

Is negligible (except for the addition of fortification).

After all, the daily intake of salt is too low.

It is a condiment.

Do not expect to rely on salt "tonic"

Experts warn.

The idea of "mineral supplementation through salt"

is not reliable.

According to information.

China's edible salt has three main categories.

Sea salt, lake salt, and mineral salt.

The source of salt is different.

There is no big difference in nutritional composition and value.

The "nutrient table" is mainly marked.

are these three?

Contains sodium.

Contains sodium and iodine.

Contains sodium, iodine, and potassium.

After the revision of the Standard for the Use of Food, Fortification

salt is no longer allowed to add nutritional fortification agents other than iodine.

As for calcium, iron, and other minerals.

It is not reliable to consume salt.

Salt is only a condiment, not healthy food.

It is not a health product.

It is not necessary to pay much attention to the ingredients.

It is enough to look at sodium and iodine.

And those "Netflix salt" in the promotional literature of the story, there is no scientific basis.

No scientific basis.

There is also the suspicion of false propaganda.

Market supervision departments, consumer associations, and relevant industry associations.

It is necessary to take timely action to

Tear off the misleading packaging of some "Netflix salt".

After all, you only eat a few bites of salt a day.

The quality and safety of salt

The quality and safety of salt are far more important than the value and backstory.