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Baja gold sea salt

latitude32 - 11-20-2025 at 04:55 PM

in designer salt circles this is allegedly the bomb! unless I missed it this SOC salt comes from a bay or cove in Baja?I don't recall seeing salt ponds anywhere in my travels along the sea of cortez...anyone?

https://bajagoldsaltco.com/

AKgringo - 11-20-2025 at 05:01 PM

I don't know which salt pond may still be in use, but I have found them in several locations. One that looks fairly recent is north of San Evaristo.

mtgoat666 - 11-20-2025 at 05:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by latitude32

in designer salt circles this is allegedly the bomb! unless I missed it this SOC salt comes from a bay or cove in Baja?I don't recall seeing salt ponds anywhere in my travels along the sea of cortez...anyone?

https://bajagoldsaltco.com/

There are salt evaporation ponds north of san felipe. A few on the mainland coast. Also were some on an island off la paz (or loreto?)

Salt is salt. I just buy the iodized salt and coarser kosher salt, whatever is cheap at store. It all tastes the same to me. I see no need for extra trace minerals touted by “fancy” salts like baja gold.

Baja gold probably has extra trace minerals from dust storms blowing in particulates from areas surrounding evaporation ponds.

latitude32 - 11-20-2025 at 05:42 PM

:lol:

well thanks all! they sure don't make it sound like San Felipe do they!
Baja Gold Sea Salt is harvested at an inland lagoon located in a remote and pristine estuary on the Sea of Cortez in Baja California, MX. One of the most biologically diverse and mineral-rich bodies of water on earth, the Sea of Cortez remains today a clean and undeveloped waterscape.

As the Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon and continued south, tremendous amounts of mineral-rich topsoil were deposited into the river delta area at the northern end of the Sea of Cortez. The estuary and lagoon where Baja Gold is harvested was formed over millions of years by sediment from the Colorado River and the strong tides in the Sea of Cortez.

The estuary and lagoon where Baja Gold is cultivated is flooded with sea water several times each year when the moon is closest to the earth and tides are at their highest levels. As the moon wanes and the tide recedes, sea water is trapped in the lagoon one foot below sea level.

Air temperatures at the lagoon average between 110 – 125ªF (43 – 53ªC). Rainfall is rare. The heat and dry desert winds of the Baja quickly evaporate the water leaving a highly concentrated, dense, and heavier sea water. Once the salinity reaches a precise level of concentration, the seawater is moved into evaporation or crystallization ponds. What is left after the remaining water evaporates becomes Baja Gold Sea Salt.

mtgoat666 - 11-20-2025 at 06:26 PM

I got curious, so looked at their website. The pic on their “story” page appears to be the salt ponds just south of the military checkpoint on hwy 5.
https://bajagoldsaltco.com/pages/our-salt-story

AKgringo - 11-21-2025 at 06:25 PM

I checked out the link, and it didn't take long before junk mail showed up. I noticed that "Baja Gold" is located in Marietta Georgia.

Did anyone go far enough to find out what they charge for their salt?

latitude32 - 11-21-2025 at 06:45 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

I checked out the link, and it didn't take long before junk mail showed up. I noticed that "Baja Gold" is located in Marietta Georgia.

Did anyone go far enough to find out what they charge for their salt?

all their products available at Amazon, $15 for 16oz

bajaric - 11-21-2025 at 08:23 PM

Thats some pretty pricey salt! They claim that the water in the upper Sea of Cortez, when evaporated, produces a special salt with more minerals and better flavor than other kinds of salt. Well more power to them. If people like it and believe it makes them feel better and want to pay fifteen bucks for a pound of salt, great!

Tioloco - 11-22-2025 at 07:55 AM

There is a salt flats area about 25 miles south of El Golfo de Santa Clara they have been harvesting salt from for decades.

mtgoat666 - 11-22-2025 at 08:32 AM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaric

Thats some pretty pricey salt! They claim that the water in the upper Sea of Cortez, when evaporated, produces a special salt with more minerals and better flavor than other kinds of salt. Well more power to them. If people like it and believe it makes them feel better and want to pay fifteen bucks for a pound of salt, great!

How many of you have bought a hundred dollar bottle of whiskey or hundred dollar steak?

It’s only money - you cant take it with you!

surabi - 11-27-2025 at 07:53 PM

There are roadside stands everywhere on the mainland Pacific coast that sell a kilo of sea salt for 50 pesos.
Anyone who thinks it matters that their salt contains a bunch of healthy minerals and would pay $15/lb. for it is a fool- the amount of minerals you would get from the salt you put on your food would be such a minute amount as to have no impact on your health or contribute at all significantly to the amount of minerals one should consume.

If anyone thinks $15/lb. salt is a good deal, I have some dog food to recommend to you!

AKgringo - 11-29-2025 at 10:39 AM

I fell for a click bait that I thought was a news feed about what causes premature aging in dogs. It was actually an infomercial put out by an actress named Katherine Heigl about the premium dog food produced on her "Badland Ranch" estate.

After way too many minutes about the quality ingredients and process used to insure maximum nutrition, she stated that the dog food should sell for $60 a bag, but since they market directly to the public, they can sell it for $40!

She didn't say what size the bag was, but I already pay $35 for a 40 lb. bag of Kirland premium at Costco, so I wanted to compare their offering to the product my dog has been eating for years.

The bag was 12 ounces! A 4 lb. package was $120!

My 90 lb. co-pilot eats close to a pound a day in two feedings, so $50 a day is what I would be spending to make sure that she gets only the best!

latitude32 - 11-29-2025 at 10:44 AM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

I fell for a click bait that I thought was a news feed about what causes premature aging in dogs. It was actually an infomercial put out by an actress named Katherine Heigl about the premium dog food produced on her "Badland Ranch" estate.

After way too many minutes about the quality ingredients and process used to insure maximum nutrition, she stated that the dog food should sell for $60 a bag, but since they market directly to the public, they can sell it for $40!

She didn't say what size the bag was, but I already pay $35 for a 40 lb. bag of Kirland premium at Costco, so I wanted to compare their offering to the product my dog has been eating for years.

The bag was 12 ounces! A 4 lb. package was $120!

My 90 lb. co-pilot eats close to a pound a day in two feedings, so $50 a day is what I would be spending to make sure that she gets only the best!

she's the most hated actress in Hollywood, sure is cute though

bajaric - 11-29-2025 at 12:42 PM

Salt has been harvested from San Diego Bay for about a century, but I doubt anyone would want to eat it. The upper Sea of Cortez has one thing going for it, almost zero urban runoff or sewage. The drainage from Mexicali flows north to the Salton Sea via the New River, the flow of the Colorado River has been reducted to a trickle, and no sewage outfalls that I know of. The only pollutants maybe a little 2-stroke motor oil from the pangas. It gives the salt a little petroleum tang, like the shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico ha ha

latitude32 - 11-29-2025 at 12:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaric

Salt has been harvested from San Diego Bay for about a century, but I doubt anyone would want to eat it. The upper Sea of Cortez has one thing going for it, almost zero urban runoff or sewage. The drainage from Mexicali flows north to the Salton Sea via the New River, the flow of the Colorado River has been reducted to a trickle, and no sewage outfalls that I know of. The only pollutants maybe a little 2-stroke motor oil from the pangas. It gives the salt a little petroleum tang, like the shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico ha ha

as long as its bean oil I'm good....a little Castrol R?

CaboMagic - 11-30-2025 at 04:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

I checked out the link, and it didn't take long before junk mail showed up.

Two Questions-
First did you provide your email ?
Second - if not, do you, or anyone, know what technology exists that allows your email address to be copied just by visiting a website ?

Sorry for the 'hijack' .... Lori

AKgringo - 11-30-2025 at 05:02 PM

Quote: Originally posted by CaboMagic

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

Lori I did not give them my address, in fact I closed the link when they posted the cookie policy text. I did not explore enough to even get to their price and order section.

CaboMagic - 11-30-2025 at 06:27 PM

Lori I did not give them my address, in fact I closed the link when they posted the cookie policy text. I did not explore enough to even get to their price and order section.[/rquote]

Thanks AK much appreciated.
If anyone is aware of the technology that allows this to happen, my follow up question is how does one protect against this ?

Best Baja Wishes all, Lori

AKgringo - 12-1-2025 at 10:18 AM

Quote: Originally posted by CaboMagic

Thanks AK much appreciated.
If anyone is aware of the technology that allows this to happen, my follow up question is how does one protect against this ?

Best Baja Wishes all, Lori

My brain is the wrong one to pick if you are looking for cyber-info, but when the Baja Gold pitch showed up in my "inbox", I reported it as "junk".

I have received a couple of additional e-mails, but they go directly to the junk box, which I can live with.

pauldavidmena - 12-1-2025 at 11:31 AM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

Quote: Originally posted by CaboMagic

Thanks AK much appreciated.
If anyone is aware of the technology that allows this to happen, my follow up question is how does one protect against this ?

Best Baja Wishes all, Lori

If you use Google Chrome as your browser or Google as your search engine, there is usually a gmail address associated with it. If you search for something that can be sold to you, you can expect targeted ads either in the form of gmail banners or unsolicited email. Ain't technology grand? :rolleyes:

AKgringo - 12-1-2025 at 11:44 AM

Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena

I use Microsoft "Edge" for my browser. I did a Craig's List search in the heavy equipment section for an attachment for my excavator. Son of a gun....I got banner ads on this site!

I apologize for my part in hijacking this thread.

pauldavidmena - 12-1-2025 at 12:19 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena

As it happens, Microsoft Edge is "Chromium" under the hood, an open source browser developed and maintained by... (drumroll) Google.

CaboMagic - 12-1-2025 at 09:57 PM

"If you use Google Chrome as your browser or Google as your search engine, there is usually a gmail address associated with it. If you search for something that can be sold to you, you can expect targeted ads either in the form of gmail banners or unsolicited email. Ain't technology grand?"

pauldavid - thank you for adding to this query! I do not have a gmail address .. I have a business-related reason for wanting to understand the technology of this - it is not so that I/we can utilize it either.

If anyone around here is tech-savvy and can explain I would greatly appreciate this! Lori

[Edited on 12-2-2025 by CaboMagic]

wilderone - 12-4-2025 at 08:25 AM

You can manage your cookies. I haven't done this in years - when I was browsing online at work and would periodically review and delete cookies. I believe searches capture your IP address and then they share perceived "interests" for revenue. Lots of info about this online.

surabi - 12-6-2025 at 12:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo

I know this thread has gotten way off topic, but thought I would mention that there is a guy named Rodney Habib who presents a lot of interesting info on dog longevity and what causes them to live shorter lives than what they could. Essentially what we feed them and poison them with (systemic flea and tick medications like FrontLine).

He cites scientific studies to back up his claims.

He does have products he sells, like his book "The Forever Dog", but not dog food- he in fact gives you recipes to make your own dog food.

In one of his videos he interviews a guy who has won the Guiness Book of World Records twice for having the oldest dogs on record. His dogs have lived to be about 30 years old and are still walking around and doing dog stuff in their old age. He lives in the countryside and his dogs have never been fed commercial dog food.

I used to cook for my dog when she was young, but got out of the habit. I would go to the butcher shop and get a beef heart, which I found was the least disgusting organ meat to deal with, throw half in the freezer, chop up the other half and cook it with brown rice, mix in some good olive oil and other stuff. I'd then divide it up in meal portions and freeze it, so it wasn't a big daily chore. I wish now I had continued feeding her real food- she died at the age of 12- had a huge cancerous tumor in her spleen that had spread to her liver.

4x4abc - 12-7-2025 at 09:35 AM

since you asked - Salinas in Baja
many of them in operation since Jesuit times

17 industrial size Salinas
30+ local use Salinas

[Edited on 12-7-2025 by 4x4abc]

4x4abc - 12-7-2025 at 09:40 AM

purest, finest salt in Baja is from Isla Carmen