你喜歡什么鹽？

It's been well-documented that if your diet contains too much salt — also known as sodium chloride — this can put you at risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. But sodium is still needed to help maintain some of the body's important functions (via Harvard School of Public Health).

有充分的證據(jù)表明，如果飲食中含有太多的鹽——也就是氯化鈉——會增加患高血壓和心臟病的風險。但是鈉仍然需要幫助維持身體的一些重要功能。

So, if you're a health conscious person and you want to add a little salt to your next meal, what kind of salt should you use? Is Pink Himalayan salt the best option? Is sea salt better for you? How are these different from table salt?

所以，如果你是一個注重健康的人，你想在下一餐里加一點鹽，你應該用什么鹽呢?粉色喜馬拉雅鹽是最好的選擇嗎?海鹽對你更好嗎?這些和食鹽有什么不同?

Table salt comes from the ground and undergoes a filtration process to remove inherent minerals, while sea salt comes from oceans and lakes. Sea salt undergoes minimal processing, so while it may sound like a healthy choice, licensed clinical psychologist and certified nutrition coach Candice Seti, warns that sea salt could be impacted by pollution and impurities in our waters (via The Healthy).

食鹽來自于地面，經過過濾過程去除固有的礦物質，而海鹽則來自海洋和湖泊。海鹽的加工過程非常簡單，雖然聽起來是一種健康的選擇，但注冊臨床心理學家和認證營養(yǎng)教練坎迪斯·塞蒂警告說，海鹽可能會受到我們水域中的污染和雜質的影響。

Pink Himalayan salt originates exactly where its name suggests — in the Himalayas. Some experts say this naturally pink salt is healthier than table salt because it is lower in sodium. Pink Himalayan salt also contains minerals such as zinc, iron, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, though only in small amounts (via WebMD).

粉色喜馬拉雅鹽的來源正是它的名字所暗示的——喜馬拉雅山脈。一些專家表示，這種天然的粉色鹽比精制鹽更健康，因為它的鈉含量更低。粉色喜馬拉雅鹽還含有鋅、鐵、鈣、鉀和鎂等礦物質，但含量很低。

Interestingly enough, there are other types of salt you can consider besides table salt, sea salt, or Pink Himalayan salt.

有趣的是，除了食鹽、海鹽或粉色喜馬拉雅鹽，你還可以考慮其他種類的鹽。

Kosher salt is a large, flaky salt that is often used in cooking. It's called "kosher" salt not because the salt itself is specifically kosher, but because it was used by Jews in the traditional religious practice of removing blood from meat (via Forward). The large grains could then be removed so the meat did not become too salty. According to Healthline, kosher salt is a bit different from table salt due to its flaky structure and the fact that it may contain less additives, but they are otherwise quite similar. Additionally, there is Celtic salt, a sea salt that contains a small amount of minerals and has less sodium than table salt.

粗鹽是一種大的片狀鹽，經常用于烹飪。它之所以被稱為“猶太鹽”，并不是因為鹽本身就是符合猶太教規(guī)的，而是因為猶太人在傳統(tǒng)的宗教活動中使用它來去除肉中的血液。大粒鹽可以隨時拿掉，這樣肉就不會變得太咸。根據(jù)Healthline的說法，粗鹽和普通鹽有一點不同，因為它的結構薄片狀，事實上它可能含有較少的添加劑，但是它們在其他方面非常相似。此外，還有凱爾特鹽，一種海鹽，含有少量的礦物質，鈉含量低于食鹽。

Whether you choose to use Pink Himalayan salt, sea salt, or any other kind of salt, the important thing is to be mindful of our sodium intake. When considering taste, texture, or grain size, chances are you'll find a salt that best suits your flavor needs.

無論你選擇使用粉色喜馬拉雅鹽，海鹽，或任何其他種類的鹽，重要的是要注意我們的鈉攝入量。在考慮味道、質地或顆粒大小時，你很可能會找到最適合你口味的鹽。