Condiments & Flavorings

salt

A mineral used to enhance flavor and preserve food.

Usual recipe measure
Usually measured in g
Recipes using this ingredient
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In the kitchen

How it's used

Used to season dishes, baked goods, and for preservation.

Substitutes

Sea saltHimalayan pink salt

Pairs well with

Essential for sodium and fluid balance in the right amount, but doesn't affect nutrient absorption - use sparingly to stay within a sensible daily sodium target. Iodised salt is also one of the most reliable iodine sources; sea salt and Himalayan pink salt (this ingredient's own substitutes) typically aren't iodised - see the Salt setting on the Requirements page.

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Recipes that use salt

MealAmerican

PB Banana Baked Oat Squares

Batchable banana and peanut baked oats with a soft cake-like middle, cocoa ripple and roasted peanut-pumpkin crunch.

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MealGlobal

Big Adventure Protein Cookies

Three oversized orange-cacao cookies with a chewy banana-oat centre, crisp edges and a cacao-nib and pumpkin-seed crown, using soy flour for substantial snack-sized protein.

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MealEuropean

Golden Orange Panforte

Three dense, chewy orange-and-fig panforte wedges with apricot, toasted almonds, pumpkin seeds and a warm fennel-pepper finish.

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MealEuropean

Apple Rye Breakfast Bars

Rustic apple-rye breakfast bars with dried figs, oats, wheat germ, a silken-tofu yogurt batter, walnuts, pumpkin seeds and thin apple slices baked into the top.

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MealEast Asian

Steamed Adzuki-Sesame Buns

Three pillowy wholemeal steamed buns with a dark adzuki, date, black-sesame and orange centre.

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MealEuropean

Swiss Bircher Protein Jar

A Swiss-inspired overnight Bircher jar with grated apple, a silky tofu-yogurt base, oats, wheat germ, flax, hemp, raspberries, toasted walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

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Nutrition notebook

What 100 g contributes

Nutrition summary

At a glance

Higher inNo notable standouts

Calories

0kcal

Protein

0.0g

Carbs

0.0g

Fat

0.0g

Small numbers, big impact

Everyday essentials

Fibre0.00g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron0.00mg
Zinc0.00mg
Calcium0.00mg

Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.