Beesker recommends 'Salt Institute' as the world's
best website on salt
ABOUT 'SALT INSTITUTE'
The
Salt Institute, based in Alexandria,
Virginia, USA,
is a non-profit association of salt producers, which was founded in 1914. It is
a comprehensive source of information about salt (sodium chloride) and its
14,000 known uses. The information provided by the Salt Institute is of benefit
to the general public, dietitians, animal nutrition professionals, water
softener owners and suppliers, highway safety engineers, industry researchers,
journalists, policy makers, and regulators.
The Salt Institute website is organized into the following main sections: About
Salt, About the Salt Industry, and News. The About Salt section contains more
than 30 articles. Titles include: What is Salt?, Where Does Salt Come From?,
What is Rock Salt?, and Do Athletes Need Extra Salt?
The About the Salt Industry section contains data on salt production in the USA
and worldwide. There is a section on the History of Salt, and there is an online
summary of a book on The Economics of Salt.