Kosher salt, sea salt, and Himalayan salt—just to name a few. But while all these salts contain sodium, only one—table salt—has been fortified with iodine, an essential nutrient. The ...

The most common type of salt found in kitchens worldwide, table salt is highly refined and typically undergoes extensive processing to remove impurities. It is then fortified with iodine to prevent ...

A chef instructor taught me how to substitute one for the other. You've probably noticed that some recipes call for salt ...

the fashion now is to use kosher salt, Himalayan rock salt or other non-iodised products. “People have forgotten why there’s iodine in salt,” said Dr Elizabeth Pearce of Boston Medical Centre.