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latitude32
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Baja gold sea salt
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/
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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.
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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.
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 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.
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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
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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?
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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
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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!
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There is a salt flats area about 25 miles south of El Golfo de Santa Clara they have been harvesting salt from for decades.
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| 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!
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Meh-- you can buy a similar product (packed in Culiacán) in La Paz grocery stores for about $2 a pound:
But the "Baja Gold" brand must be superior, because it's in English, pues.
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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.
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If anyone thinks $15/lb. salt is a good deal, I have some dog food to recommend to you!
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!
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| 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!
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she's the most hated actress in Hollywood, sure is cute though
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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
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| 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?
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| 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 |
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| Quote: Originally posted by CaboMagic | | 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 |
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. |
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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
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