Description
Fine-grained salt used for manufacturing pickles
Technical
Pickling salt is a salt that is used mainly for canning and manufacturing pickles. It is sodium chloride, as is table salt, but unlike most brands of table salt, it does not contain iodine or any anti caking products added. A widely circulated legend suggested that iodisation caused the brine of pickles to change color. This is false; however, some anti-caking agents are known to collect at the bottom of the jars or cause the brine to cloud, a minor aesthetic issue. Pickling salt is very fine-grained, to speed up dissolving in water to create a brine, so it is useful for solutions needing salt.
Science
Primary Reaction
Lactic acid fermentation
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
Wine Analogy
Similar to the sharp acidity found in young Sauvignon Blanc
Coffee Analogy
Resembles the bright acidity of Kenyan coffee
Perfume Analogy
Like the sharp top notes in citrus-based colognes
Culinary Applications
Dietary
Molecular Pairing
Key Compounds Produced