Salt Selection Guide for Snacks & Sweets

The uses described in these tables are subject to revision and/or changes based upon nutritional and manufacturing criteria.

SALT GRADES

P Preferred grade
A Alternate grade

SALTING METHOD

B Brine or other liquid solution
D Directly added in dry form
DB Dry salt manually dispersed or broadcasted
DM Dry mixing
DD Dry salt mechanically dispersed
S Slurry, suspended in saturated brine or other liquids

 Food Type Chips   Extruded / Puffed Popcorn    Nuts / Seeds    Sweets      Crackers / Pretzels      
  Potato/Corn (30% Oil) Tortilla (low oil) / Baked Chips Extruded / Purified Microwave Surface Salted Dry (air) Popped Dry Roasted Oil Roasted Roasted in Shell Instant Cocoa / Drink Mixes Chocolate Syrup Coating / Creme Centers Gelatin Instant Pudding / Topping Crackers / Breadsticks Snack Crackers (Salting Before Baking) Snack Crackers (Salting After Baking) Pretzels / Hard Rolls Seasoned Hard Pretzels  Soft Pretzels
Rock Pretzel Salt                                   P    
Star Flake® Dendritic Salt P A P   P   P P   P P A A P     P      
Dried Coarse Salt                                        P
Top Flake Extra Coarse Salt                                        
Top Flake Coarse Salt                              P P        
Top Flake Topping Salt                              P P     P  
Top Flake Fine Salt                    A A           A      
Culinox® 999® Salt                  A                      
TFC 999® Salt                                        
TFC 999® Fine Salt                   A A   A              
Purex® Fine Prepared Salt A A A   A   A A   A   A   A     A      
Flour Salt A P P A A P P     A   A   A            
Extra Fine 200 Salt     P P   A A         P                
Extra Fine 325 Salt     P A     A         P                
California Pure Fine Sea Salt                             A     A    
California Pure Medium Sea Salt                               A   A   A
California Pure Coarse Sea Salt                                        
Refined Sea Salt                 A       A              
TFC Refined Sea Salt                                 A      
Purex® Salt                 P                      
H.G. Blending Salt                         P     A        
Salting Method DD DD DD,S S DD DD DD,B,S DD B DM D D DM DM DD DD DD DD DD DD