Sea Salt, Marnoto Algarve 1kg
Description
Natural Sea Salt holds its major natural elements (more than 80) before its industrialization. In the industrial refining process, these many minerals and essential macronutrients are forcibly removed, leaving only a single compound made of sodium and chloride.
The benefits of natural products are widely known and this salt is part of them. In fact, why use salt that has been refined, having been removed all natural elements important to health?
The "fine grain" of salt is normally used in salads or grilled dishes, giving a final tuning seasoning touch, replacing in a nutritional way the use of processed salt.
Produced all year round between May and September, in the Ria Formosa Salinas, in the Algarve, a pure and high quality salt. Human work associated with the climatic conditions of the south of the country, have a great influence on the flavor and result of these delicate crystals, where all the minerals and nutritional value can be noted.
Did you know that salt is not all the same? Salt has a magnificent taste and bouquet of flavors.
In addition to sodium chloride, which makes up 96% of this traditional sea salt and gives it its salty flavor, there is also 4% of other minerals.
Discover the sea taste of traces of iodine and calcium, the bitter aftertaste of magnesium, the spicy character of potassium.
The benefits of natural products are widely known and this salt is undoubtedly part of them.
In fact, what is the reason for using salt that has been refined, having removed the natural elements that are important for health? The "fine grain" of salt is generally used in salads, ready-to-eat or grilled dishes, giving them a refined final touch, refining the seasoning, nutritionally replacing the use of processed salt.
This salt also makes an excellent seasoning mixed with herbs and crushed dried citrus fruit zest.
Artesanal Salt and Flor de Sal from Ria Formosa, are certified PDO products and have won awards for consecutive years.
Portuguese salt works History
The extraction of salt dates back to Phoenicians in the 9th century and since then the method of sea salt exploitation didn´t change much.
Portugal with this extensive coastline exposed to winds and sun has always shown favourable conditions for the development of “Salinas” that use the renewable eolic and solar energies to produce salt. The country has a privileged geographical situation for salt production, in comparison to other European and even non-European countries.
Along the Sado, near Lisbon, came into existence more than 400 salt productions or “salinas” that served as trade between Portugal and northern Europe countries, very dependent on this product to the conservation of fish and meat.
In the 12th century, even before the Portuguese maritime expansion, Portuguese salt was regarded as a high-quality product in various parts of the world. Salt exploitation was then of utmost importance to the national economy and the Ria de Aveiro, a natural sea lagoon with a heavy production for the whole country and for large exports abroad.Today there are nearly a dozen well preserved "Salinas”.Currently it is the unanimous opinion of experts that the most effective way to conserve the Salinas (salt flats) is to keep it in business once it is a sustainable activity and a natural resource.The indusltrialised processed salt loses all compounds except sodium chloride. The natural salt contains more than 80 elements that are found in seawater.
5 Reasons to use Sea Salt & Flower of Salt
. Contains a lot of minerals that benefits health (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, among others)
. Sufficient sodium levels that help balance your sodium-potassium ratios needs.
. Sea salt its 100% natural and Flower of salt is the most pure element of this chain production
. Don't have additional chemical that affects health
. Enhances the flavour of food. Mixed with herbs give a different twist and reduces the level of salt in the food.
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