Sea salts, from least to most processed

We track 22 sea salts, 9% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Cornish Sea Salt Co Sea Salt Crystals.

What makes sea salts ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of sea salts that contain each:

Processed culinary ingredient (20)

  1. 1 Cornish Sea Salt Co Sea Salt Crystals Cornish Sea Salt Co · 225 g NOVA group 2
  2. 2 Salt Grinder Ready · 110g NOVA group 2
  3. 3 Sea Salt Mill Co Op · 50g NOVA group 2
  4. 4 Sea Salt Fine Crystals Trader Joe's · 26.5 oz NOVA group 2
  5. 5 Kania Sea Salt Kania · 90 g NOVA group 2
  6. 6 Sel de Mer Kania · 90g NOVA group 2
  7. 7 Fine ground ounce resealable of nutritious Selena naturally · 1lb NOVA group 2
  8. 8 Fleur De Sel Le Saunier de Camargue · 125 g NOVA group 2
  9. 9 Sea Salt Crystals Trader Joe's · 110g NOVA group 2
  10. 10 Flingsalt från havet, naturell Falksalt · 250 g NOVA group 2
  11. 11 Flingsalt Garant · 170 g NOVA group 2
  12. 12 Herbamare Herbed Sea Salt A.Vogel NOVA group 2
  13. 13 Sea Salt Fine Morton · 1.4 g NOVA group 2
  14. 14 Sea Salt Heavenly Spices · 1 kg NOVA group 2
  15. 15 Memories Of Sicilia President's Choice · 750 g NOVA group 2
  16. 16 Coarse Kosher Salt Morton · 1.2 g NOVA group 2
  17. 17 Coarse sea salt Batts · 250g NOVA group 2
  18. 18 Fine Sea Salt Batts · 250 g NOVA group 2
  19. 19 Fine Iodized Sea Salt La Baleine · 750 g NOVA group 2
  20. 20 Fine Sea Salt La Baleine · 750 NOVA group 2

Ultra-processed food (2)

  1. 21 Iodized Sea Salt Hain Pure Foods · 21 oz NOVA group 4
  2. 22 All-Purpose Iodized Sea Salt Morton · 26 oz NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.