Is La Baleine Fine Iodized Sea Salt ultra-processed?

750 g Sea salts Sold in Canada

No, it's a kitchen staple

It is pressed or refined from a food and used for cooking, like oil, butter or sugar.

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Sea salt, Potassium iodide 0.01%, Sodium thiosulphate, Anticaking agent (yellow prussiate of soda, magnesium carbonate)

Additives: E504 Magnesium carbonates , E504i Magnesium carbonate , E535 Sodium ferrocyanide

As written on the pack

Sea salt, Potassium iodide 0.01%, Sodium thiosulphate, Anticaking agent (yellow prussiate of soda, magnesium carbonate).

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 9% of the sea salts here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

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