Celery salt

Celery salt

Celery salt is a seasoned salt used as a food seasoning, made from ground seeds, which may come from celery[1] or its relative lovage.[2] It is also sometimes produced using dried celery or seed oleoresin.[3][4]

Additives

Celery salt normally contains an anticaking agent such as silicon dioxide[1] or calcium silicate.[2]

Some brands of celery salt are very high in the preservative sodium nitrate. When added to foods, sodium nitrate forms small amounts of nitrosamines, a family of possible human carcinogens.[5] As a vegetable, celery seeds have potassium as the dominant ion over sodium (ninefold more).[6]

Uses

Celery salt is an ingredient of the Bloody Mary cocktail and the Caesar cocktail.[7] It is also an ingredient in KFC's secret spice mix.[8] It is also commonly used to season the Chicago-style hot dog, the New York System wiener, salads, coleslaw and stews. It is a primary ingredient in Old Bay brand seasoning.[9]

Celery salt is often used by food producers to prevent spoilage while avoiding listing sodium nitrate on the ingredients list directly.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Celery Salt - Herbs & Spices - Schwartz UK". www.schwartz.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 "CELERY - Bart Ingredients - Not all ingredients are equal". www.bart-ingredients.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Culinary Herbs - Ernest Small. p. 177.
  4. ↑ Coffee and Tea Industries and the Flavor Field . 1914. p. 270.
  5. ↑ "Research Newsletter". 1 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Food Composition Databases Show Foods -- Spices, celery seed". ndb.nal.usda.gov.
  7. ↑ "Celery Salt - Buy Celery Salt Online".
  8. ↑ "The Colonel's original KFC chicken recipe found in scrapbook". 4 January 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  9. ↑ List of ingredients provided at: http://www.oldbay.com/Products/Old-Bay-Seasoning.aspx
  10. ↑ "Are the Health Concerns About Nitrates Overblown?".


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