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This Portuguese sea salt is made by a co-op operating in a nature preserve. This makes it some of the purest salt available. This sea salt can be used as you would conventional salt.
How Portugese Sea Salt is Made:This sea salt is hand-harvested using traditional methods older than the Roman Empire by a co-operative operating in a Portuguese nature reserve. Pure sea water is allowed to run naturally (via tidal movements) into a holding pool. It is then collected and moved to small salt pans, where the natural heat of the sun and natural wind movement began to evaporate it.
As time passes, salt crystals begin to form in the water. Every two to three weeks the fully formed sea salt is hand-harvested from the salt pan.
Great care is taken during harvesting not to disturb the clay at the bottom of the pan, in order to protect the salt’s flavor and brilliant white color. The salt is then dried in the sun for five days (next to the salt pan) before being packaged for sale as coarse sea salt. No bleaching, pumping, mechanical processing, anti-caking agents, iodine or chemicals are involved.
Once removed from the salt pools, this salt is dried in a kiln to remove its retained ocean moisture, and then ground to a finer consistency.
Certified Natural:This Portuguese Sea Salt is certified natural by Nature et Progrès (equivalent to organic certification in produce). It retains healthy trace minerals.
Shelf Life: Indefinite.
Natural Portuguese sea salt can be used as you would conventional salt in any application. The finely ground natural sea salt is an excellent choice for baking (it’s a great option for completely organic desserts & organic bread making) as it will dissolve more easily in batters and dough without introducing extra moisture.
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