How can salt -- a mineral, after all -- be kosher, or indeed non-kosher? Does it have to be ... Table salt will usually have some kind of additive, such as iodine or fluoride, which keeps the ...

While you might be tempted to reach for whatever salt you have on hand ... always verify on the label that the salt does not contain iodine. "Kosher salt is a chef favorite because of the way ...

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