rapidly. To be preserved, the flakes must be
scooped off the surface before they settle and
sink into the brine, where they fill in and
become the large, coarse crystal often seen in
minimally processed sea salts.
Once collected and dried, both granular
and flake salts can be rolled, compacted, and
crushed to make various particle sizes and
shapes.
Kinds of Salt
Worldwide, about half of all salt production
comes from the sea, and about half from salt
mines; in the United States, 95% is mined.
Depending on how they’ve been processed,
edible salts range from 98 to 99.7% sodium
chloride, with the lower figures typical of
table salts treated with anticaking additives.
Granulated Table Salt Granulated table salts
come in the form of small, regular, cubic