Salt
Introduction A customer walked into your community pharmacy and would like to buy some iodized salt. Types of Salts Essentially, salt is sodium chloride (NaCl). Sea salt is a general term for salt produced by evaporation of ocean water or water from saltwater lakes. It retains trace minerals which add flavour and colour. Celtic salt is a type of sea salt harvested from coastlines after seawater evaporates. Originally sourced from the Celtic Seas near northwestern France, it is now produced in other coastal regions as well. Its characteristic grey colour originates from the inclusion of extra minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc, and iron. Rock salt , also known as halite, is the salt from the ocean that has already formed a rock. Similar to sea salt, it contains very small amounts of minerals such as zinc, copper, iron, manganese, potassium, calcium and copper. Himalayan salt, is rock salt primarily mined from the Salt Range mountains in the Punjab region of Pakistan...