NoSalt Original Sodium-Free Salt Alternative, 11 oz

First let me say, I really like salty foods. Now that I am older, hypertension is starting to show up when they take my blood pressure while I am at the doctor's office. Of course, the recommendation was to limit my intake of salt, specifically sodium. Now sodium is an essential electrolyte which made me want to learn how much was my intake and how much should I lower my intake too.Making a long story short, I also stumbled across learning from the US RDA that I was fairly deficient in potassium, another essential electrolyte, by about 50% while my sodium intake was 3-5 times greater than the US RDA. Coincidentally, while not only being far off balance in my intake of these 2 essential electrolytes, but while sodium can increase hypertension, potassium can decrease it. No wonder my hypertension was getting so out of control... my dietary intake of these essential electrolytes were seriously off balance.One of my initial steps to reverse that situation was to convert to "No Salt". First let me say, my main effort to overcome my potassium deficiency is to strive to get my potassium levels up through learning to eat foods that are high in potassium, not by salting more and more with potassium chloride. This review is about this potassium chloride product, which is one form of a salt product, and how it helped me eliminate sodium chloride (regular table salt) and has nothing to do with increasing or decreasing my overall salt intake.When I first started to use "No Salt" to replace regular table salt, I had to use a little at a time at first because I could really taste the metal (potassium) and I wasn't surprised by that because I suspect I am a "supertaster" (feel free to look up that term, it's a real thing). After reading that many other countries use potassium chloride as their table salt while the U.S. uses sodium chloride as our table salt, I was hoping it was only a matter of time that I would get used to "No Salt" which is based on potassium chloride. To my utter delight, that has happened. It took about 2 months and persistence is key, but now I no longer notice the a metal taste from the potassium! (In the beginning I used to make the mistake of substituting equal amounts of "No Salt" to what I would normally use with regular table salt and I was overwhelming the food with the metal taste of the potassium. Don't make this mistake :-) )If you are like me and need to lower (not eliminate) your sodium intake, I highly recommend "No Salt" and start out slowly. If you don't taste any metal taste, then start salting it to what you like. If you are like me, then just ease into it and eventually, you will not notice any metal tastes in your food. Being patient and waiting the 2 months (hopefully less) is well worth it to achieve the substitution from table (sodium chloride) salt to "No Salt" (potassium chloride salt).I use this all the time now when salting regardless of what I am salting, from cooking such as in boiling water for making pastas and such to directly salting the food I am about to eat.

Look, if you’re unaware, sugary products are bad for you. Same said for salty.Remedy? Equal replacement sugars and No Salt.Sure, No Salt is far more expensive but your health improves by using it instead of table salt. Salt & sugar are health hazards. Research it for yourself.

I have been buying the no salt from my mom for a while. It is a wonderful low sodium alternative. However, now she’s been put on low potassium so we can’t use it! If her medicine ever allows her to be on a potassium again, will be back on no salt! I even use it at my house now you cannot tell the difference in the salt except in the baking. You do not want to use it when you’re baking.

I like that it tastes so much like salt. It is potassium based. I had to give up salt due to medical problems. This has been a life saver. But I will say be careful. It is very strong and caused some mouth sores. You don't have to use much. It is stronger flavor than regular salt.

Great for cooking without using real salt. Did not like the taste when just adding salt to an already cooked dish. Had a chemical taste.

I received my order for No-Salt in not very good condition. I was desperate for this item as I could not find it in any local stores and I was just out of the hospital with CHF and on a very strict no-salt diet.I had a little No-Salt left from a long time ago and knew that is what I wanted to use but since I could not find it I went on-line and was delighted to see I could obtain it there.The package had been crushed and taped over but was leaking salt and the whole thing had been placed in a plastic bag.When I opened it I found all containers were good except one which had the bottom crushed and the contents leaking.I kept all the pkgs. as I really needed them and didn't want to return anything.I love this product and use it constantly in place of regular salt.I will order again when I need this item.I feel the damage was the fault of the P>O> - not the manufacturer or shipper.

The item arrived empty...Unfortunately it's an item not eligible for return..

I is necessary that I reduce the amount of salt in my diet due to heart problems. I found that the alternative that I purchased tasted like salt upon the first taste, but the taste changed. I am told that I must cook with it in order to get the best results.