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Iodized salt is a combination of regular table salt, sodium chloride, with a small amount of a salt of iodine, potassium iodide. Iodized salt has gained popularity in some countries because iodine is needed by the thyroid to function properly and iodine deficiency can cause the thyroid disease called goiter.

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What are the materials of producing iodized salt?

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What is the constituent elements of iodized salt?

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Does salt naturally contain iodine?

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Is iodized salt the worse salt to use?

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Where can you buy iodized salt?

http://www.tradekey.com/ks-iodized-salt/


Does the Midwest use iodized salt?

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Is iodized salt an organic?

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