Cornish Sea Salt has launched its innovative TekSalt product, designed to significantly lower sodium levels without compromising flavor.
This product directly addresses the challenges food manufacturers face in reducing sodium while maximizing flavor. TekSalt is a minerally-balanced sea salt, enriched with Celtic sea minerals and electrolytes. As a result, it offers a lower sodium content while delivering an intensely satisfying salty taste.
With a commitment to quality, this 100% natural range provides versatile seasoning solutions, catering to various production requirements—from base seasoning to finishing touches—at a competitive price point.
According to Cornish Sea Salt, TekSalt introduces a new level of innovation in the realm of natural sea salts. By harnessing a meticulous balance of essential minerals and electrolytes, including calcium, potassium, and magnesium, TekSalt achieves reduced sodium levels without compromising on taste intensity.
Moreover, TekSalt presents a natural alternative to conventional lower sodium options, which often negatively affect flavor and health benefits.
By choosing TekSalt, you can effectively lower sodium levels while enjoying rich flavors—say goodbye to the blandness and bitterness typically associated with low-sodium, potassium-based alternatives. Crafted from natural sea salt crystals, TekSalt is enriched with brine sourced from the Cornish Sea Salt Co, capturing the essence of Grade A Cornish Waters and the unique geology of the Lizard Peninsula.
The development of TekSalt was driven by the goal of producing high-quality, lower-sodium sea salt that maximizes flavor while maintaining a clean label—all at a competitive price point. Integrating these crucial elements makes TekSalt a viable substitute for PDV or potassium-based alternatives aimed at sodium reduction.
Additionally, TekSalt stands out as a sustainable option for food manufacturers. It is produced in the Cornish Sea Salt eco-friendly salt house, which operates using solar and renewable energy. Notably, Cornish Sea Salt holds BRCGS accreditation, underscoring its commitment to quality and sustainability.
“What we love about TekSalt is that it is a mineralised sea salt, lower in sodium, and has a higher taste intensity. We have changed our manufacturing guidelines across the group to include TekSalt as our salt of choice,” stated a health and nutrition manager at a leading UK food manufacturer.
TekSalt has been specifically formulated to replace commonly used pure dried vacuum (PDV) salt. Unlike PDV salt, which can be overly refined and often used to meet safety and purity standards, TekSalt provides a more flavorful alternative.
The purpose of TekSalt is to facilitate sodium reduction in food manufacturing, helping producers meet World Health Organisation (WHO) and Public Health England (PHE) sodium-reduction targets without losing flavor. Its balanced mineral profile allows for less salt usage while maintaining product flavor, thus reducing the need for costly and time-consuming recipe adjustments.
Furthermore, TekSalt enhances the flavor profile of various products created by manufacturers. It also eliminates the bitter metallic taste often associated with high-potassium sodium replacers. While some lower sodium salts contain high levels of potassium, which can present health risks, TekSalt offers a balanced mix of sodium and potassium with added magnesium.
Food manufacturers can seamlessly integrate TekSalt into an array of products, including ready meals, bakery items, sauces, dips, snacks like crisps, and dairy, meat, fish, and plant-based offerings—ensuring low sodium levels without sacrificing taste.
Moreover, TekSalt provides the added advantage of a clean label ingredient statement of “sea salt,” which adds premium value to the end product and enhances perceived health benefits over standard salts.
