Sea salt or iodised salt has ancient origins. The Phoenicians first and then the Romans, traded this salt selling it at a high price, so much so that it was later called the white gold. It was one of the cornerstones of the ancient economies that were handed down the art of extraction and refining of this product.

The salt pans of Trapani in Italy, still active today, were probably planted 2500 years ago by the Phoenicians.

The production is addressed to these sectors:

• Domestic consumption
• Wholesale
• Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Tanning, Textile Industry, etc.
• Water purification
• Antifreeze for road surfaces

2.2 billion people in the world live in areas with iodine deficiency (1) that can damage the thyroid gland. But this valuable gland can be damaged by both iodine deficiency and excess iodine and the diseases that can be traced back to it for deficiency are endemic goitre, cretinism and hyperthyroidism. On the other hand, an excess of iodine can lead to chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism (2).

Molecular Formula   CINa

Molecular Weight    58.44

CAS   7647-14-5

Sea salt studies

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(1) Education achievements and goiter size ten years after iodized salt consuming.
Khajedaluee M, Rajabian R, Seyyednozadi M.
Int J Prev Med. 2013 Aug;4(8):876-80.

(2) Iodine nutrition and thyroid diseases.
Wu L, Yu JC, Kang WM, Ma ZQ.
Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao. 2013 Aug;35(4):363-8. doi: 10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2013.04.001.