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Colored Salt

Category: Food
Responses: 17 (12 in support, 0 neutral, 5 in opposition)
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Since my eyes are failing me, I can't see how much salt is being put on my food.

Why not dye salt some color that can be seen as you shake it.

grantgoldrush, Sep 25 2003

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Kids like purple and green ketchup. This could be the adult version for salt. What color would you recommend? Black/Grey is taken by pepper. What about red? Then you could call it "Red Sea Salt."

Barry Nalebuff, Sep 25 2003

Cute idea! I sometimes put the salt in my hand first, then broadcast it onto the food. Gives me a little more control, anyway.

paron, Oct 02 2003

It is already coloured. The colour is white...

Mike, Oct 27 2003

white actually is not a color...Red sea salt sounds great!!!

cisco2, Oct 27 2003

Salt is a pretty simple chemical, it would have to be mixed with something to still taste like salt. However, if you like mineral salts on your food, it should be easy :)

This would be similar to the smell they put in propane.

fruitofthehat, Oct 30 2003

It should really be called "Red See Salt."

janestern, Oct 30 2003

If you like to use black pepper with your salt, you can just mix the two up in one shaker. Then it is easy to see what you sprinkle.

holymakeral, Nov 08 2003

How about Blue? Salt used to feed animals comes in that colour.

classicsat, Nov 10 2003

There are existing solutions to this problem (the pepper + salt comes close). One can find many different varieties of seasoned salts in the store today. Many of these are coloured. Pick one that you like!

rd_eastbay, Nov 10 2003

For those that are really interested, there are several naturally occuring colored salts: red, green, pink and grey sea salts. Black, purple and almost-neon-pink rock salts...

The only serious problem with this idea is that table salt dissolves so quickly on moist foods that you would not really be able to disern how much salt you've added anyway; it would just be an odd-colored (and unappetizing?) smudge on your dinner.

asmallturnip, Nov 19 2003

I personaly think making colored salt is the right thing to do! I was sitting at the table with my parents eating potatoes when this accured! I noticed i couldnt see any salt coming out of the shaker but it was there i just couldnt see it! So now the problem is "what color." Although the green and purple ketchup sold ALOT of parents thought it was gross! Therefor I think that making the salt a dark yellow color would sell! PLEASE take this into consideration!

nippyd, Oct 09 2005

I saw some colored salt somewhere... some fancy gourmet store. I think they used it on fancy beverages but I'm not sure.

proffittkr, Aug 30 2006

This idea is so funny.But the salt would change the flavor if it be dyed.

ruby, Sep 28 2006

Many food colorings do not affect the flavor. It's just a matter of surviving mixture into food.

nayhem, Sep 30 2006

Already been done. See Salt in 5 Colors