K-LAVA SALT—Korea's No.1 Bamboo Salt—Original 9X (Powder 70 Grams)

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The final and most critical step is roasting the salt. The bamboo tubes filled with salt are placed in a specialized furnace that can reach temperatures as high as 1300 degrees Celsius. The roasting process can take up to 8 hours and requires constant monitoring. The furnace is heated with pinewood, which provides the salt with a unique smoky flavor. The salt is heated and melts during the roasting process, soaking into the bamboo tube.

Table salt is made up of just under 40% sodium by weight, so a 6 g serving (1 teaspoon) contains about 2,400 mg of sodium. [63] Sodium serves a vital purpose in the human body: via its role as an electrolyte, it helps nerves and muscles to function correctly, and it is one factor involved in the osmotic regulation of water content in body organs ( fluid balance). [64] Most of the sodium in the Western diet comes from salt. [5] The habitual salt intake in many Western countries is about 10 g per day, and it is higher than that in many countries in Eastern Europe and Asia. [65] The high level of sodium in many processed foods has a major impact on the total amount consumed. [66] In the United States, 75% of the sodium eaten comes from processed and restaurant foods, 11% from cooking and table use and the rest from what is found naturally in foodstuffs. [67] Although we have mentioned some of Bamboo Salt’s benefits in earlier paragraphs, we realize the importance of summarizing all these benefits before we discuss in details how Bamboo Salt is so helpful to the body. As mentioned earlier, the Bamboo Salt is a highly alkaline food (pH 10.5). It can counterbalance the acidosis in the human body.

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Bamboo Salts have many beneficial qualities; however, little is known about its side-effects. As a result, a group of researchers performed a three month study to determine the side-effects of Bamboo Salt. After three months of administrating Bamboo Salts to the test group, the results show that there was no significant toxicological findings. There was also no negative effect to the hematological, serum biochemical and histopathological components (Toxicological Research, 2002). It has been found that Bamboo Salts contain small trace of Arsenic (0.05 mg / kg) (Yu, Byung-kyu, et. al., 2011). Therefore, consumption of Bamboo Salt in large amount is not recommended. Although we all know that high salt consumption is damaging to the body, a diet void of salt is equally damaging. That is because salt is essential to the homeostasis of the human body. It is the vehicle that allows nutrients to be carried through the cell wall and into our cells. It is also a crucial element needed to hydrate the human bodies. This is why after exercise, it is important to replace both water and salt lost through sweating during exercise. At the same time, it is also why we need to take an oral saline solution to restore our electrolyte imbalance when we have severe cases of diarrhea or vomiting. In addition, salt is essential to regulating nerve impulse firing, helping your brain send communication signals to your muscles so that you can move on demand, as well as helping the lining of the blood vessels to regulate blood pressure. To put it in simple terms, our body will eventually shut down if we completely remove all salt content in our diets. Although we need more examination on possible side-effects of the salt, we can be sure that Bamboo Salt has a lot of benefits to a healthy body. At the same time, all most research indicate the positive possibilities that Bamboo Salt can help us treat and even prevent various types of cancer, hypertension, and diabetes. Even though this is an introductory article on Bamboo Salt, I hope that the abundant amount of facts and evidence found through biological scientific research have intrigued your interest in this salt. And I sincerely encourage you to learn more about the Bamboo Salt. References Bamboo salt is made by baking sea salt in a bamboo tube sealed with clay, while regular table salt is produced by simply evaporating seawater. The baking process helps to purify and refine the salt while also adding minerals to it. The salt has a slightly different taste than regular salt, with a slightly sweet and smoky flavor. What are the different grades or types of bamboo salt? a b Wood, Frank Osborne. "Salt (NaCl)". Encyclopædia Britannica online. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015 . Retrieved 9 October 2013.

In recent years, Korean cuisine has experienced a renaissance, with chefs experimenting with traditional ingredients to create modern dishes. The salt has also found its way into these modern recipes. One such recipe is bamboo salt-crusted salmon. This dish combines the traditional use of this salt with Western-style preparation. The salmon is coated in salt and baked, producing a crispy and flavorful crust.

Other possible side-effects include PCDDs and PCDFs. PCDDs and PCDFs are commonly known as dioxins. They are organic by-products that result from manufacturing of chlorine-containing products like PVC and chlorine-bleached paper. It can also result from high-heat processes such as cigarette-smoking, burnt bits of food from deep frying and barbeque, or natural occurrences such as volcano eruption and forest fires. With years of research on dioxins, the World Health Organization has stated that: a b c Westphal et al. 2010. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWestphalKristenWegenerAmbatiello2010 ( help)

Discussion Paper on the setting of maximum and minimum amounts for vitamins and minerals in foodstuffs" (PDF). Directorate-General Health & Consumers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2012 . Retrieved 5 December 2010. Weller, Brigand & Nuninger 2008, pp.225–30. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWellerBrigandNuninger2008 ( help) Unlike other salts that are acidic, Bamboo Salt is highly alkaline (pH of 10.5) because of the high sulfur content. Therefore, it can act as a neutralizer for acidic food. Also because of this unique property, the iron in Bamboo Salt does not oxidize like the iron in other salts. As we know, the oxidation processes that take place in our body leads to aging. Instead of oxidizing, Bamboo Salt produces reduction reactions. It suppresses inflammations and slows down cell proliferation. In other words, it acts as an anti-aging agent.Prevention of cardiovascular disease". National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 . Retrieved 5 May 2015.

Well-baked bamboo salt, with a temperature above 1,500°C (2,730°F), is called “purple bamboo salt” because of its unique purple color, which indicates the best quality. While the quality of bamboo salt cannot be solely determined by color, its crystal structure and hardiness is definitive. [ clarification needed] Korean folk medicine [ edit ] Bamboo salt is highly alkaline with a 10.10 pH (foods greater than 7 are considered alkaline) for grey salt and a 11.5 pH for purple bamboo salt. The salt's high pH neutralizes acidic food and its alkali-forming mineral composition has an alkalizing effect on of the body. A revered salt At the same time, it has been labeled as a wonder beauty product that can effectively treat acne and boost the youthful glow in skin when used as a facial and body scrub; the Bamboo Salt can also fortify hair when used as shampoo. While there are many benefits of Bamboo Salt, there is room for doubt as little evidence has been provided to support its many claims. Unlike the various articles available online that mention these benefits without providing actual proof, this article aims to fully study Bamboo Salt from the unbiased scientific research perspective. We will start by discussing the history of the Bamboo Salt and explaining how Bamboo Salts are made.The history of salt production at Droitwich Spa". BBC. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 28 March 2011. a b Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction in Populations; Food Nutrition, Board; Board on Population Health Public Health Practice; Institute Of, Medicine; Strom, B. L.; Yaktine, A. L.; Oria, M. (2013). Strom, Brian L.; Yaktine, Ann L.; Oria, Maria (eds.). Sodium intake in populations: assessment of evidence. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. doi: 10.17226/18311. ISBN 978-0-309-28295-6. PMID 24851297. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 . Retrieved 17 October 2013.