What first world problem did you have today?

[Red Squirrel]

My work PC keeps running out of ram. Rebooting would probably free up a bunch of memory but hell if I want to do that especially on a weekend. Need to squeeze one more shift out of this Windows session then I will reboot after.

 

[sdifox]

Why is there sugar in table salt?

 

[lxskllr]

Why is there sugar in table salt?

Because I got to the restaurant table before you did.

 

[sdifox]

Because I got to the restaurant table before you did.

No, I mean when I look at the ingredients list on the table salt packaging it lists sugar.

 

[Chaotic42]

Weird. What brand? Could be an anti-caking agent.

 

[lxskllr]

No, I mean when I look at the ingredients list on the table salt packaging it lists sugar.

O.O

I've never seen that. I haven't bought regular table salt in decades though. I always get some kind of sea/rock salt and grind it myself. Regular 'mortons' salt tastes weird to me. Dunno if it's the grain size, the source, the iodine, or what, but it has a sharp almost bitter taste.

 

[sdifox]

Weird. What brand? Could be an anti-caking agent.

Every brand I picked up had either sugar or dextrose listed. It's pretty shocking to find out.

Iodized Table Salt – Windsor – 1 kg

Ingredients, allergens, additives, nutrition facts, labels, origins, CO2 impact,and information on product Iodized Table Salt – Windsor – 1 kg

world.openfoodfacts.org

 

[lxskllr]

I looked up US Morton, and it has dextrose. Here's an offbrand noniodized salt from my cabinet. It's > 30yr old...

 

[snoopy7548]

I drank too much last night and today I have a tummy ache. I might take nap soon.

 

[Chaotic42]

None in this regular salt. Apparently dextrose stabilizes the iodide.

 

[IronWing]

The anti-caking ingredients appear to be plagioclase.

 

[biostud]

The anti-caking ingredients appear to be plagioclase.

In Europe we use

Sodium ferrocyanide​

Sodium ferrocyanide - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lxskllr]

In Europe we use

Sodium ferrocyanide​

Sodium ferrocyanide - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That seems a little sketchy. I'm sure it's fine in the expected concentrations, but maybe something else would be better? Maybe sodium silicoaluminate? :^D

 

[Red Squirrel]

I use pink salt, don't think it uses any anti caking because it always ends up getting hard lol. I'm curious now though, I'll have to check when I get home.

 

[VashHT]

I don't think I've ever noticed the pink salt caking, it's usually a lot more course though. Haven't used fine ground white salt in a while. Random factoid, even though the original Morton salt place is now a music venue (the Salt Shed), last time I went by there it still had to Morton logo on the roof.

 

[biostud]

That seems a little sketchy. I'm sure it's fine in the expected concentrations, but maybe something else would be better? Maybe sodium silicoaluminate? :^D

First of all, please be assured that there are almost no side effects of sodium ferrocyanide when used as a food additive. Its safety has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), as well as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). So please don’t worry about it....

The safety concern is generally caused by its chemical name containing cyanide, a known toxin.

What is Sodium Ferrocyanide (E535) in Salt and Is Cyanide in it Bad for you?

Learn more the anticaking agent - Sodium Ferrocyanide or Yellow prussiate of soda (E535) uses in salts; is Cyanide in it really safe or bad to our health.

foodadditives.net