Iodized salt

Compendium of the most significant studies on properties, intake, and effects.

Influence of cooking on the iodine content in potatoes, pasta and rice using iodized salt.
Meinhardt AK, Müller A, Burcza A, Greiner R.
Food Chem. 2019 Dec 15;301:125293. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125293.

Nutritional status of iodine in children: When appropriateness relies on milk consumption and not adequate coverage of iodized salt in households.
García Ascaso MT, Pérez PR, Alcol EC, López AL, de Lucas Collantes C, Santos IM, Tessier E, Segura SA.
Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2019 Apr;30:52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.02.007.

Iodine status, and knowledge about iodine deficiency disorders in adolescent school girls aged 14-19 years, 2016.
Heidari Z, Arefhosseini SR, Hedayati M, Vaghef-Mehrabany E, Ebrahimi-Mameghani M.
Health Promot Perspect. 2019 Jan 23;9(1):77-84. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2019.10.

Iodized Salt Consumption.
Pandav CS.
Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Mar;86(3):218-219. doi: 10.1007/s12098-019-02893-9.

Influence of iodized table salt on fermentation characteristics and bacterial diversity during sauerkraut fermentation.
Müller A, Rösch N, Cho GS, Meinhardt AK, Kabisch J, Habermann D, Böhnlein C, Brinks E, Greiner R, Franz CMAP.
Food Microbiol. 2018 Dec;76:473-480. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.07.009.

Effect of iodized salt on organoleptic properties of processed foods: a systematic review.
Blankenship JL, Garrett GS, Khan NA, De-Regil LM, Spohrer R, Gorstein J.
J Food Sci Technol. 2018 Sep;55(9):3341-3352. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3277-9.

Using an Alternative Method to Estimate the Status of Iodine Nutrition in Pregnant Women.
Liu XB, Wu M, Zhang Y, Wang L, Piao JH, Yang LC, Yang XG.
Biomed Environ Sci. 2018 Jul;31(7):535-538. doi: 10.3967/bes2018.072

Effect of Excess Iodine Intake from Iodized Salt and/or Groundwater Iodine on Thyroid Function in Nonpregnant and Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children: A Multicenter Study in East Africa.
Farebrother J, Zimmermann MB, Abdallah F, Assey V, Fingerhut R, Gichohi-Wainaina WN, Hussein I, Makokha A, Sagno K, Untoro J, Watts M, Andersson M.
Thyroid. 2018 Sep;28(9):1198-1210. doi: 10.1089/thy.2018.0234.

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

References____________________________________________________________________

(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.