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)?