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Old 07-27-2013, 09:15 AM   #172
Undertoad
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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(checks the label) wow mine too! that's fuckin' weird!

(checks the kosher salt label) but not in kosher salt...?

http://askville.amazon.com/dextrose-...uestId=4869627

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potassium iodide (the iodine in salt) is unstable; when exposed to oxidation, it would become free iodine (and thus lost); dextrose stabilizes the potassium iodide so that you enjoy the benefits of iodine; morton introduced it in 1924 due to the incidence of goiter
Only iodized salt. Thanks Clod, today I learned something!
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