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CostCo sells a "pink Himalayan salt". The label touts that it is known as the "purest salt in the world" and is known for it's rich mineral content (aka impurit
by TallGuyShort 9y ago
CostCo sells a "pink Himalayan salt". The label touts that it is known as the "purest salt in the world" and is known for it's rich mineral content (aka impurities) that give it its distinctive color. I enjoy seeing who brings this up when I have guests: it's always the engineers.
- bobthechef 9y agoI'm not sure what significance engineers have here (who cares what an engineer things about salt?), but even given the hyperbole of marketing which is nothing new (again, surprised this is such a big deal when almost everything is marketed using insinuations, including Morton's), perhaps a reasonable interpretation of "pure" is "devoid of pollutants" (and "salt" understood in culinary terms, not as chemically pure NaCl, but as the naturally-occurring rock salt, with all of the mineral content). Whether the marketing jiggery pokery is true or not, it's a fallacy to attack the salt because of the label.
- TallGuyShort 9y agoThe significance of the engineers is they seem to be the group that reliably and exclusively notices. I'm not attacking the salt, I keep buying it. Not a big deal - it's a funny anecdote that apparently deeply bothers some people.
- eip 9y agoHimalayan salts are high in bromine and probably shouldn't be eaten.
- gowld 9y agoIs it surprising that people with scientific education tend to notice scientific errors?
- s0rce 9y agoSome of these colored salts contain heavy metals https://www.spexcertiprep.com/knowledge-base/files/AppNote_GourmetSalts.pdf https://www.spexcertiprep.com/knowledge-base/files/AppNote_G...