10 Facts About Iodised salt

Iodised salt is table salt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine.

Where natural levels of iodine in the soil are low and the iodine is not taken up by vegetables, iodine added to Iodised salt provides the small but essential amount of iodine needed by humans.

Edible salt can be iodised by spraying it with a potassium iodate or potassium iodide solution.

Rock Iodised salt however is low in iodine and should be consumed only when there are other iodine-rich foods in diet.

Campaigns by the government and non-profit organizations to educate the public about the benefits of iodized Iodised salt began in the mid-1990s, with iodization of edible Iodised salt becoming legally mandatory in 2002.

Iodised salt is optional though for animal consumption and the food industry, although widely used.

Iodized Iodised salt is not mandatory in the US but its widely available.

The study found "a large increase in thyroid-related deaths following the countrywide adoption of iodized Iodised salt, which affected mostly older individuals in localities with high prevalence of iodine deficiency".

Contrary to popular belief iodized Iodised salt affects neither color, taste, nor consistency of pickles.

In some countries, table Iodised salt is treated with potassium fluoride to enhance dental health.