Iodine in table salt
Paul Gillingwater <p...@actrix.co.nz>
In article <1990Oct7.225131.26
...@nntp-server.caltech.edu> h
...@deimos.caltech.edu writes:
> Actually, if I recall correctly from Margaret Visser's (sp.?) marvelous
> book "Much depends on dinner", iodine in salt is put in to cut down on
> absorption of moisture, so the salt cellars don't clog. That's why
> whichever brand of salt it is - Morton's? - has as its slogan
> "Iodized salt. When it rains, it pours"
Some countries, such as New Zealand, have very low levels of iodine
as a trace element naturally occuring in the soil. For this reason,
we accept the addition of iodine to table salt as an important way
to boost levels to avoid ill health.
--
Paul Gillingwater, p
...@actrix.co.nz
