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[-] NeverNudeNo13@lemmings.world 286 points 1 month ago

Yeah but it says right on the front that it's half potassium chloride and half sodium chloride.

[-] z00s@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago

It'd be funnier if the package was just half empty

[-] papertowels@lemmy.one 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Let me introduce you to the rapid ramen cooker, a microwaveable tray that claims to make ramen with only half the regular amount of sodium.

You know how the cooker enables this?

You add half the flavor packet.

Can't make this shit up.

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[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well I'm glad they used KCl, I thought this was going to be a container half-full of chlorine--concerning, if you intend to put it on your food.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 50 points 1 month ago

Half the sodium, double the chloride! Perfection 👌

[-] mkwt@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Quadruple the reactivity!

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(I am not a chemist, and I am not your chemist. These statements should not be construed as chemistry advice.)

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[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 120 points 1 month ago

I don't understand this post. Salt doesn't mean sodium. NaCl and KCl are both salts, and this is a 50/50 blend with less sodium (Na) for the people who need/want that. Am I missing something?

[-] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

you're not missing anything, you paid attention in chemistry.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Sir that's too many facts for this joke.

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[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 115 points 1 month ago

As stated right there on the label, some of the NaCl has been replaced with ~~taster’s choice~~ KCl. So it was never pure sodium to begin with, due to all that pesky chlorine and now about half of the Na has been replaced with Potassium.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Imagine making pasta and salting the water with pure sodium. There’s a reason they don’t sell that in the supermarket.

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[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 72 points 1 month ago

"Pure sodium"

OP is as deranged as Morton.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

Being somebody who has to watch their sodium intake due to heart health concerns I would say that Morton is not at all deranged in creating this especially considering I've got a container of it sitting on my spice rack right now.

Though it should be noted I do my best not to think about the fact that KCL is used in lethal injections. 😒 I just thank the gods I don't have any ulcers.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Potassium is totally normal and required by the body. It’s actually hard to get the RDA of potassium.

It’s just that too much stops your heart.

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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

It's more the pure sodium part. Stop, drop, and roll would be a lot more important if it was pure sodium.

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[-] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

Does it still work against demons and spirits?

[-] Okokimup@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago

Yes but you have to use twice as much.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This demon is trying to trick you into spending twice as much on summoning salt because they have stock in the company!

Also it won't work and demons will eat your ass in a non-consensual way, salt is used as a symbol of purity and the additives/mixture by definition make it non-pure (salt).

No, the question really is whether potassium chloride by itself would work, also being pure (potassium) salt.

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[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Imagine getting murdered by faeries because you used low-salt salt for your magic circle like an idiot.

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[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

They can't call it a salt substitute because it still has salt. Some people are told to cut down on salt, so would be attracted to something that tastes salty but has less salt in it. I get why it's funny, but it seems reasonable to me.

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[-] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Pure sodium you say? that will surely give your dishes an extra kick

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[-] AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 month ago

It’s half potassium chloride, that can cause you heart issues too if you get to much of it.

[-] subignition@fedia.io 20 points 1 month ago

There is a risk if you have an extreme intake, but it's going to be pretty hard to do that by seasoning your food with lite salt unless you're doing something really extreme. Most people have a RDA of at least 2g of potassium, and I would hazard a guess that most people who are being told by their doctors to cut down on sodium intake probably aren't getting a ton of potassium from what they're eating.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Wikipedia quotes an LD50 of 2.6 g/kg in rats, so assuming (big assumption) that the figure is similar for humans, an average 80 kg human would need to consume 208 g of the stuff. Which is probably the whole container's worth.

I'm sure you'd die of other problems from eating that much salt before you die of KCl poisoning.

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

True, but doctors will still recommend it because of you tell people they can't have any seasoning they might just ignore you.
If you tell them they can have the other stuff, they'll find it much easier to comply and it's still much better.

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 27 points 1 month ago

Kinda embarrassing for the original poster on Twitter

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago

/r/confidently_incorrect

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 19 points 1 month ago

We Dutch call it “Kalium zout” or Low Sodium Salt. The brand I buy is iodized and has 70% less natrium. And yeah, it is for health reasons, like heart condition, high blood pressure and other medical ailments, or people who want to eat less salt in their diets.

Anyway, what you are looking at is 100% salt and original op (the one on xitter) is an idiot.

[-] wieson@feddit.org 18 points 1 month ago

For englishers: Kalium (K) is potassium and Natrium (Na) is sodium.

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[-] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

The container is only half full.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago
[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

It's twice as large as is necessary to contain this volume of product.

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[-] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

i've seen salt with high fructose corn syrup added to it... so technically less salt?

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[-] tobiah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Wait until you see "lite Vodka" which is just Vodka watered down to 40 proof and sold at the same price.

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[-] MTK@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Would be cool to find out it's 50% sodium chloride and 50% chlorine.

Open the box to eternal peace.

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