Fujian salt is sea salt.

1. Fujian salt is famous throughout the country. Our province accounts for more than 70% of the national output of traditional artificial sun-dried sea salt, of which Putian salt is the most abundant. In 2022, Putian's sea salt output reached 107,400 tons, accounting for nearly half of the province. Putian Salt Farm is one of the first "ecological sea salt production bases" recognized by the China Salt Association in the country. Ancient craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation here for thousands of years.

2. Min Salt Brand Fujian Gong Salt is crystal clear, crispy and soluble, and tastes salty at first and then sweet later. It is also rich in dozens of trace elements needed by the human body, without adding any anti-caking agents, making it a top-quality cooking seasoning. Fujian tribute salt is valuable because of its rarity. It can only be successfully dried in autumn and winter when the sea conditions are stable and the weather is fine, and by experienced salt workers using ancient techniques that have been passed down for thousands of years.

3. Fujian has a long history of seawater salt production, which can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. In the Song and Jin Dynasties, Chen Yinggong, who was later known as the "Salt Sage", used seawater to grind ink when writing. He accidentally found white crystals in the inkstone, which tasted the same as table salt. So he began to build salt cairns, fill them with seawater, and use sunlight to expose them to salt.

The difference between sea salt and table salt:

1. Sea salt is generally more expensive than refined table salt because its collection method is more complicated. Sea salt is also table salt, so don’t eat too much. But the difference from table salt is that it contains much less sodium than table salt. Sea salt comes in various colors, including white, pink, black, gray and mixed colors, depending on its origin and mineral content. Ordinary refined salt is in the form of white fine particles.

2. In ancient times, sea salt was made using the ancient traditional manual salt-making process. It was selected and processed. It has the characteristics of natural purity, crystal white, salty and fresh, and sweet aftertaste. Residents in coastal areas have been fond of using sea salt products for cooking since ancient times.

5. Well mine salt is made from rock salt or underground natural bitter brine and is refined using a vacuum salt making process. During the production process of mine salt, some chemical impurity removers need to be added to remove impurities in the brine, and then it is refined through continuous processing through multiple processes.