Is La Baleine Fine Sea Salt ultra-processed?

750 Sea salts Sold in the United States

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, Anticaking Agents (Magnesium Carbonate), Magnesium Oxide, Yellow Prussiate of Soda

Additives: E504 Magnesium carbonates , E504i Magnesium carbonate , E530 Magnesium oxide , E535 Sodium ferrocyanide

As written on the pack

Sea Salt, Anticaking Agents: Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Yellow Prussiate of Soda

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0079462002631, last edited 14 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.