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Morton Kosher Salt
Cooking & Baking
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Morton Kosher Salt

Morton
16 oz
Available at Foodtown
0
Calories
0g
Protein
480mg
Sodium
7
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Morton Kosher Salt is a pantry staple you’ll find near table salts, sea salts, and other seasonings in the spice and baking aisle of most American supermarkets — often on shelves alongside pickling salts, pepper grinders, and coarse sea salt tubs. It fits shopping trips where buyers are stocking basics for everyday cooking, holiday roasts, grilling weekends, and cocktail-making occasions. Brand positioning leans on culinary authority and tradition: Morton presents itself as a chef-friendly, reliable American brand with broad appeal to home cooks, grillers, and bartenders who value consistency and pinchable crystals. Packaging is simple and utilitarian — a cardboard or plastic cylinder with clear Morton branding and the well-known umbrella man icon — with no child-targeted imagery or health-halo buzzwords. The label typically does not claim "organic" status or make wellness claims; it may list an anticaking agent but otherwise emphasizes culinary use. In plain terms, this is a processed culinary ingredient: harvested and refined salt with a small anticaking additive to keep crystals free-flowing. Sensory details are straightforward: large, flaky, light crystals that feel airy between the fingers and dissolve quickly on the tongue or on roasted vegetables; the coarse texture makes it satisfying to pinch and scatter across a steak, rim a cocktail glass, or finish baked goods. The ritual is tactile and domestic — cooks reach into the tub with thumb and forefinger, sprinkling by eye rather than measuring. In American grocery culture, Morton Kosher Salt signals practical reliability and professional-style cooking at home rather than novelty or gourmet indulgence.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.25 tsp
Servings per Container: 377
Calories0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium480mg21%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Salt,, Yellow, Prussiate, of, Soda, (Anticaking, Agent)..

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:2 / 4

Processed Ingredients

Why this score?

This product is a processed culinary ingredient (refined salt) with a small anticaking additive; it is used as an ingredient in home cooking rather than a ready-to-eat industrial formulation.

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Common Questions about Morton Kosher Salt

When it comes to salt, the conversation often centers around moderation. Morton Kosher Salt is essentially pure salt with a bit of an anticaking agent thrown in for good measure. While it doesn't have any calories or sugars, too much sodium can be a concern for some, especially those with high blood pressure. So, it's all about how you use it in your cooking!

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