Michael Latour, chef and owner of Latour restaurant in Ridgewood, doesn’t use iodized salt. Neither does Jamie Knott, chef and owner of the Saddle River Inn. Ditto Adam Weiss, who until recently was ...

These days, you can find dozens of different varieties of salt in almost every grocery store and dozens more in specialty shops. Aleksandr Zubkov via Getty Images Not so long ago, if you asked most ...

Which type of salt do you use if you really want to dial up a marinara sauce's savoriness? We asked an expert.

Iodine fosters the creation of thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism. It is particularly important for pregnant women ...

With salty diets making a comeback, people are inevitably turning to expensive gourmet sea salt. But it is worth it? The short answer is no. Although sea salt is often marketed as more natural or ...

“Diamond Crystal kosher salt is the one salt to rule them all,” said Tse. If you’ve ever spotted the little red box with the ...

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 ...

Among the latest fads are specialty salts, which are sold as if they are magic potions – by those who are always selling magic potions. Sea salt is one of them. In reality, this product should be ...

Kosher salt is made solely from sodium chloride and doesn’t usually contain additives or iodine. It’s less dense than table salt, and often used in cooking because the larger grains are easy to work ...

Iodine is an essential trace mineral that doesn’t get the press or attention that other vitamins and minerals do. However, iodine deficiency is on the rise, due to restricted eating patterns such as ...