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a special product of the sea-salt beds of westcentral France It consists of the crystals that form and accumulate at the surface of the salt pans when the humidity and breezes are right; they’re gently raked off the surface before they have a chance to fall below the surface, where the ordinary gray sea salt accumulates Fleur de sel forms delicate flakes, doesn’t carry the particles of sediment that darken and dull the gray salt, but is said to carry traces of algae and other materials that contribute a characteristic aroma This is possible, since the interface between water and air is where aroma molecules and other fatty materials would concentrate; but to date the aroma of sea salts has not been much studied Thanks to the labor required to make it, fleur de sel is expensive, and is used as a last-minute condiment rather than as a cooking salt Flavored and Colored Salts In addition to providing its own saltiness, salt is sometimes turned into a carrier for other flavors and for decorative colors Examples of flavored salts include celery salt with ground celery seeds, garlic salt with dehydrated garlic granules, and the smoked and roasted salts found in Wales, Denmark, and Korea The “black salt” of India, more of a gray-pink when ground, is an unrefined mixture of minerals with a sulfurous smell Black and red Hawaiian salts are made by mixing ordinary sea salt with finely ground lava, clay, or coral Salt and the Body Salt and Blood Pressure Sodium and chloride ions are essential components of the system that keeps our general body chemistry in working balance They mostly remain in the fluid that surrounds all our cells, the plasma, the fluid portion of the blood, where they balance the potassium and other ions inside the cells It’s estimated that we need ... They mostly remain in the fluid that surrounds all our cells, the plasma, the fluid portion of the blood, where they balance the potassium and other ions inside the cells It’s estimated that we need ... Salt and the Body Salt and Blood Pressure Sodium and chloride ions are essential components of the system that keeps our general body chemistry in working balance They mostly remain in the fluid that surrounds all our cells, the. .. carrier for other flavors and for decorative colors Examples of flavored salts include celery salt with ground celery seeds, garlic salt with dehydrated garlic granules, and the smoked and roasted