There are three primary types of salt used in cooking: kosher, iodized, and sea salt. Professional chefs overwhelmingly ...

You've probably noticed that some recipes call for salt while others specifically call for kosher salt. Just salt likely means table salt, such as Morton Iodized Salt, while kosher salt will say—you ...

Reducing table salt can have some health benefits, but, cutting iodized salt can mean shorting yourself on an important nutrient - iodine. Our bodies are unable to make this mineral, yet it’s key for ...

Iodized salt helps prevent iodine-deficiency disorders, including goiters and certain birth defects. Yet it’s unclear how this seasoning interacts with chloramine-treated drinking water if some of the ...

SAN ANTONIO – Reducing table salt can have some health benefits but it could also leave you short on iodine and flavor. Consumer Reports tested salt substitutes to see which comes closest in taste to ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say salt is the ...

The participants of an international study on the effectiveness of adding folic acid to iodized table salt in the prevention of serious birth defects hold containers of the fortified salt they ...

A chef instructor taught me how to substitute one for the other. You've probably noticed that some recipes call for salt while others specifically call for kosher salt. Just salt likely means table ...