■Sengo salt

[Features]

Old-fashioned general salt-making method

[material]

sea water

[How to make]

Collect seawater and boil it down

 

■sun-dried salt

[Features]

Collecting salt and crystallizing it with the power of nature

[material]

sea water

[How to make]

Crystallized salt obtained by extracting salt from the sea and evaporating the water with the power of the sun and wind

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■refined salt

[Features]

Salt lined up in general supermarkets and convenience stores

[material]

sea water

[How to make]

Mass production of sodium chloride by electrolyzing seawater

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◆rock salt

Rock salt is common salt in Western countries, which accounts for about 60% of the world's salt production.

 

[Features]

It is difficult to dissolve in water, and the ingredients differ depending on the production area, so the color and taste vary.

[material]

rock salt

[Producing area]

Americas/Europe

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◆lake salt

Lake salt is not produced in Japan. It is produced in the Dead Sea, which is famous for its high concentration of salt.

 

[Features]

Rare due to low production volume

[material]

Collected and processed in salt water lakes with high salinity, such as the Dead Sea, which is famous for its high salinity

[Producing area]

Israel, Bolivia, etc.