My 2 cents,
"organic" means carbon-containing. It does not mean "natural". NaCl
(sodium
chloride) is a natural compond that does not contain carbon, so it is
not
organic. But calcium carbonate IS organic, contains carbon. So if
calcium
carbonate is a component of sea salt then sea salt is organic....
but all salt came from the sea originally so it can say sea salt on
the
label even if it hasn't seen the ocean for thousands of years. Check
labels
carefully.
I use Fleur de Sel or Celtic Sea salt from the health foods store. I
highly
recommend either.
Stacie


Siobhan wrote:

 > Table salt contains
 > sodium chloride,  an inorganic mineral that cannot
 > be used by any cell
 > structure of the body.

<snip>

 > Salt obtained by the
 > evaporation of seawater has the following
 > composition: sodium chloride 77.76
 > percent, magnesium chloride 10.88 percent, magnesium
 > sulfate 4.74 percent,
 > calcium sulfate 3.60 percent, potassium chloride
 > 2.46 percent, magnesium
 > bromide 0.22 percent, and calcium carbonate 0.34
 > percent.  These naturally
 > occurring minerals and trace elements can be readily
 > assimilated by the
 > body.

These two statements seem to contradict each other.
First, sodium chloride is listed as an inorganic
mineral. Then, it is listed among "naturally occurring
minerals". Are you saying that even though sodium
chloride is inorganic, it's OK if it is in sea salt
(even though it makes up more than 75%)? Or are you
saying that sodium chloride can be either inorganic or
organic, depending on its source? And if the latter is
true, what process renders it inorganic (or otherwise)?