I had been wanting to try this, but the price is painful. At any rate, here is what I think:
1. The taste lingers longer on the taste buds than that of "regular" table salt.
2. There is a subtle briny seawater taste there, but it's pleasant and not overpowering.
3. As a morning supplement (I only used about 1/16 of a tsp) in my water, this was nice. It will take a while before I notice any potential benefits.
4. On my food (I used this on some sweet potato fries, white potato fries, and a sauteed onion-sweet pepper mix), this was not as noticeably different as it was in water. Again, the taste was nice and there is that very subtle difference in that this lingers longer.
5. This was not damp - as I had expected from reading up on it. It was completely dry, so maybe the dampness is more common in the coarse grind variety.
5. The price is high here and much lower ($7) on the official site. However, the site is always out of stock, and the shipping brings the price back up. I'm going to look for a local seller.
6. While salt is salt and moderation is key, this is lower in sodium and some other minerals that I have to monitor. (The coarse blend is even lower.)
7. I am glad that I took the chance & spent the money to try this. I would buy it again, but I will use it very sparingly to make it last.
8. For anyone wondering about the GMO aspect, (mine did not have the stamp on the front), from what I understand, salt is typically non-GMO by nature. Salt "is a mineral and cannot be genetically modified because it doesn't have DNA." I'm still not sure why my bag came without the GMO-free label.
9. I suggest that for anyone interested, to go watch a video about how this salt is "farmed" in the clay beds. It's a cool process.
As I think about the price again, I've decided that a pound of salt is a LOT because I'm only supposed to have such a small amount in a full day. The bag might seem small, but... I'm not too mad that I splurged. I might have to give the coarse version a try.
Sea Salt / Ingredient: Sel Marin
