Description
NuTek’s clean label salt solutions deliver great tasting, lower sodium mineral and sea salts for a healthier nutrition balance with the same functionality as regular salt. Beyond Salt combines potassium salt and sodium salt into a single crystal using a proprietary washing and drying process.
Beyond Sea Salt 85 contains 15% sodium salt, which should be considered to achieve the desired salt levels.
Example calculation: If the typical salt level is 1.25% and the desired salt level is 0.9%, it can be considered to drop the standard salt to 0.83% and add 0.42% of Beyond Sea Salt.
Suggested Labeling: Sea Salt
Testing Instructions: NuTek’s salt replacers are based on potassium chloride. It is a patented process and basically straight KCL is dissolved in water together with a carrier and a modifier (citric acid). The material is then dried. During the drying process new crystals are formed. The result of the new crystal configuration is that the bitter and metallic taste commonly associated with KCL, has mostly disappeared.
These crystals work very well in liquids but they need either enough ionic strength in the solution to stay intact or enough viscosity. If none of these elements are present then the crystal dissolves completely and it is like you simply dissolved straight KCL in water. Hence the bitter and metallic taste will re-appear again. Therefor the application in broths is one of the few applications where NuTek does not work.
It is best to test in the actual application and add NuTek as late as possible in the process.
1. Do not dissolve in plain water: Contrary to common testing methods, dissolving these salt replacers in plain water is not recommended. Such a practice does not reflect their intended use and may result in the re-emergence of the unwanted bitter and metallic taste.
2. Optimal Testing Conditions:
Application-Specific Testing: For accurate taste assessment, incorporate NuTek salt replacers directly into the final product under real-use conditions.
Integrate NuTek as late as possible in the production process. Avoid pre-dissolving in water, particularly for applications like cheese production where the dry salting method is preferred.
Incorporate NuTek salt replacers into recipes and ensure desired taste profiles while achieving targeted salt reductions by adhering to these instructions.
