What is good tasting, non-sodium, table salt (sodium chloride) substitute?

[My_Kidneys]

What is good tasting, non-sodium, table salt (sodium chloride) substitute?

[WinJ3]

That’s a good question. I want to know the same thing, because all the substitutes I tried tasted bitter and had a bad aftertaste.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Salt substitutes are not really good for you. Many add potassium for flavoring which is also bad for CKD. Try weaning the need for salt out of your diet and you will lose the taste for it. Then when you eat something with salt in it, you won't like it. Processed foods are loaded with salt. Try adding stronger herbs to your food. Believe it or not, vinegar will often replicate a salt taste without sodium. I use balsamic often. Adding pepper is also a good resolve. Hot peppers also are good if you like that kind of food. Curry, turmeric, paprika, hot oregano are all great herbs and substitutes for flavor,

[sparkie88]

Tumeric I tend to add garlic onion pepper and cayenne pepper and sesame oil or I roast some mini sweet peppers or bell pepper blend it and use it as ketchup so no salt added or use lemon juice or apple cider vinegar although I still use some diluted soy sauce it depends on what you are making try different combination until you find your taste.

[Helloyall]

MRS DASH! Use on everything. If you sprinkle it heavily on baked ,grilled or broiled chicken or fish it makes a nice thin crust top. It is in the seasoning section of the supermarket. Trader Joe's has their version of 21 seasoning saute. It is a bit black pepper laden for be so I use the onion and herb or the garlic and herb Mrs. Dash version which as less than the original. There is also a similar older product called Spike, oftdn at the health food stores but also in some supermarkets.

[Helloyall]

No matter what kind salt is salt. The Himilalian Salt craze is a fallacy. Most of it comes from Portugal anyway. From there it is sea salt. The pink color is added iron oxide. There are ZERO additional benefits. The only difference may be sea salt because it is saltier so one uses less

[My_Kidneys in reply to Helloyall]

Himilalian salt has the same amount of sodium as table salt.

[Helloyall]

If you use only fresh or fresh frozen unprocessed food then using a SCANT PINCH of salt in cooking is ok even w stage four. This is only if you do not eat anything processed. Watch that you buy fresh poultry only because many add 5 to 15 percent per volume sodium or "broth solution". This is too much plush you are paying for the extra weight in water.

[Partner20]

Salt substitutes, like sugar substitutes, usually contain unwanted additives and have an unpleasant aftertaste. If you need real salt, pink Himalaya salt, which usually comes from Pakistan, but can also be found in Poland and Portugal, contains less sodium than other varieties. The colour is produced by the action of the trace minerals it contains. People have posted here earlier about good alternatives from the spice world, which you can experiment with. My partner has to add salt to his food as he has virtually no sense of taste or smell, only recognising sweet and salty tastes, and textures, meaning that without a little salt added to things like eggs and veggies, his meals are tasteless. Unfortunately, due to other medical conditions, he cannot tolerate herbs and spices, so these alternatives are not available to him. He has limited his sodium intake as much as he possibly can, but it comes down to a question of balance. He has adapted to a no-sugar way of life, but he needs to taste and enjoy something! Keep an eye on your sodium levels, and see what works for you. If you can go down the spice route, then that's great. Have fun experimenting!

[RoxanneKidney]

Dont' mix salt substitutes with lisinopril. I'm sure other meds too.