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Our sea salt is made in the salt pans of Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), on the Tamil Nadu coast — sun-dried, washed, and packed with nothing added. Choose coarse crystals (₹50 per kg) or fine powder (₹50 per kg).
Thoothukudi, also known as Tuticorin, sits on the Gulf of Mannar in southern Tamil Nadu, and its flat coastline is lined with salt pans. Our sea salt comes from these pans.
Seawater is let into a series of shallow, level beds. Sun and wind evaporate it, and as the brine grows stronger it is moved from bed to bed. When it is strong enough, salt crystals form on the floor of the last beds; workers rake them into heaps on the bunds to drain and dry. Our salt is then washed before packing, and the powder is ground from the same crystals.
Because it is a natural process, crystal size and colour vary a little from batch to batch, and the salt may look slightly less white than refined salt.
| Sea salt crystals | Sea salt powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Texture | Coarse crystals | Ground fine from the crystals |
| Dissolves | Slowly; dissolve in water for a brine | Quickly |
| Good for | Pickles, brine, salting before drying | Pickle masalas, quick brines |
| Packs and price | 500 g — ₹30 1 kg — ₹50 | 500 g — ₹30 1 kg — ₹50 |
| Lowest price per kg | ₹50 per kg | ₹50 per kg |
Sea salt is still salt: it is almost all sodium chloride, so it has about as much sodium as any other salt. We sell this salt for pickling and preserving; for everyday cooking and at the table, use iodized salt, as the note above explains.
Our sea salt is not iodized. Read the iodine note above: iodized salt is recommended for most households in India, and non-iodized salt suits specific uses such as pickling. Our non-iodized salt page explains the difference in full.
With no anti-caking agent, sea salt picks up moisture and can cake in the monsoon. Keep it in a dry, airtight jar, away from the stove’s steam, and break up lumps with a spoon.
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From the salt pans of Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu. It is sun-dried in the pans and washed.
No. No iodine and no anti-caking or free-flow agent.
They are the same salt. The crystals are coarse, for pickles and brine; the powder is ground from them and dissolves quickly, for pickle masalas.
We sell it for pickling and preserving. For everyday cooking and at the table, iodized salt is recommended for most households in India, unless your doctor advises otherwise.
It has no anti-caking agent, so it takes up moisture in humid weather. Store it airtight; the lumps break easily.
Salt is salt for sodium: sea salt has about as much as table salt. Iodized salt is recommended for most households in India.
At today’s prices the crystals work out to ₹50 per kg and the powder to ₹50 per kg.
Free delivery in Bangalore · Ships across India in 2–10 business days (charges at checkout)
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