Can I use table salt instead of sea salt?

Can I use table salt instead of sea salt?

Depending on size of the salt crystals most salt can be substituted for each other. If you are substituting table salt for regular sea salt (not coarse or flaked) you can substitute one for the other in equal amounts. The majority of the difference will come when you use larger amounts.

Which salt is healthiest?

The healthiest forms of sea salt are the least refined with no added preservatives (which can mean clumping in the fine variety). Pink Himalayan salt is touted by healthy home cooks as the ultimate mineral-rich seasoning, said to be the purest of the sea salt family.

Is all salt sea salt?

All salt is sodium chloride, and it all comes from the sea. Yes, you read that right. All salt is sodium chloride (NaCl), and it all comes from seawater — even table salt.

Which salt is lowest in sodium?

A teaspoon of table salt has about 2,300 mg of sodium, but a teaspoon of sea salt or kosher salt may have less sodium simply because fewer crystals fit on the spoon. Some varieties of sea salt claim to have less sodium than table salt.