Jeff Grossman wrote:It is my understanding that the amount of sugar in salt is extremely small and is there only to prevent the iodide from becoming iodine. (Iodine has a bitter taste and people would stop using the salt, which defeats the purpose of putting the nutrient in there in the first place.)
One reason I use mostly un-iodized salt. I figure I get my daily dose of iodine in my multivitamins. Iodize salt also screws up pickling processes, as with pickles.