Stiftung Warentest tested 41 salts – quality is already available at a low price
Created: 12/14/2022, 12:58 p.m
By: Stella Henrich
The selection of salt on the market is huge.
Stiftung Warentest has now tested 41 products.
The testers scrutinized the taste and smell of the white gold in particular.
Munich – If there is no salt in the food, almost every human palate will taste it.
Regardless of whether it is sea salt, gourmet salt, salt with or without iodine or the classic household salt.
But does it matter whether it is a salt for six cents or even an expensive gourmet salt?
The testers from Stiftung Warentest have now examined 41 salts in the laboratory.
These include fleur de sel, salts with and without additives and sodium-reduced salts.
The test quality ratings range from "good" to "sufficient".
The testers took on well-known brands such as Bad Reichenhaller and Sonnentor as well as products from Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Edeka.
The prices per 100 gram pack ranged from six cents to 11.10 euros.
The salts were checked for sensory properties, chemical quality, coverage of the need for iodine, fluoride and folic acid, user-friendliness of the packaging and all labeling elements on the basis of food law regulations.
Appearance, smell, taste and mouthfeel were particularly evaluated in terms of sensory analysis.
With 45 percent, it determined the overall rating of the testers.
From coarse-grained to fine - salt comes in all varieties.
Even colored pink.
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41 salts in the test: 27 salts received the grade "good" in the overall assessment of the testers
Of the 41 salts tested, 27 products received the grade "good".
A brand classic and a discounter salt each secured first place with a grade of 1.6: Bad Reichenhaller AlpenJod-Salz + Fluorid + Folsäure (18 cents per 100 g) and the Carat Jodsalz with fluoride fine grain from Netto (6th place). cents per 100 g).
Among the sodium-reduced products, Disal Light Salt is the best with a grade of 2.4 (88 cents per 100 g).
When it comes to salt without added iodine, the Bad Reichenhall salt blossoms (5 euros per 100 g) took first place with a grade of 2.0.
The test winners at a glance:
product | quality judgement | Price in euros per 100 grams |
Flor de Sal d' Es Trenc Natural | 1.7 | 5.55 |
Lidl Kania Fleur de Sel | 1.7 | 1.99 |
Le Guérandais Fleur de Sel de Guérande | 2.0 | 3.70 |
Bad Reichenhaller AlpenJodSalz + fluoride + folic acid | 1.6 | 0.18 |
Netto Marken-Discount Carat iodized salt with fluoride fine-grained | 1.6 | 0.06 |
Disal Slightly iodized salt | 2.4 | 0.88 |
Lidl ChanteSel fine iodized salt + fluoride | 2.2 | 0.06 |
Kaufland K-Classic iodized salt + fluoride + folic acid | 2.2 | 0.12 |
Kaufland K-Classic iodized salt with fluoride | 2.2 | 0.06 |
Rewe Yes iodized salt with fluoride | 2.1 | 0.06 |
Rapunzel Sea Salt with Algae Containing Iodine (Organic) | 2.1 | 0.56 |
Penny iodized salt with fluoride | 2.1 | 0.06 |
Norma Feine pinch of iodized salt with fluoride | 2.1 | 0.06 |
Edeka Good & Inexpensive iodized salt with fluoride | 2.1 | 0.06 |
Bad Reichenhall salt blossoms | 2.0 | 5.00 |
41 salts in the test: 13 products convinced the testers with the grade "satisfactory", one salt came out with "sufficient".
What is striking about all products is the "chemical quality" of the salts.
For this purpose, the levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfate, carbonate, fluoride, iodine and folic acid were examined.
In addition, consumer advocates checked heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, copper, phosphate and hexacyanoferrate in the salts.
All in all, the "chemical quality" of all products was "good" to "very good", according to the verdict of the testers.
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13 other products still convince the testers with the grade "satisfactory".
These include the products Naturata Fleur de Sel, Alnatura sea salt (organic), Bad Reichenhaller Alpen Salz, Edeka Gut& Billig table salt fine grain, Rewe Feine Welt pink crystal salt, Naturata Atlantic sea salt fine, La Baleine fine sea salt, Saldoro Ursalz fine grain without iodine, Gewürzmühle Brecht Ur -Rock salt, Sonnentor Ayurvedic magic salt.
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Sufficient product has deficiencies in nutrient coverage
Only one product escaped the overall rating of "sufficient".
It is natural Hurtig Salt Range Himalayan crystal salt.
In particular, the goods are criticized for covering the need for iodine, fluoride and folic acid and for only adequately declaring the salt.
The laboratory result proves that “good” table salt can already be bought in stores for six cents per 100 grams.
However, some "good" salts are too expensive to just salt the water for pasta.
Expensive salts such as the coarse fleur de sel are recommended for particularly fine dishes.
Anyone who wants to prevent high blood pressure will also find what they are looking for in stores to cover their daily iodine requirement with a “good” salt.
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On the other hand, if you cook less yourself and like to use ready-made products in the food trade, consumer advocates point out the danger of too much salt in the dishes.