I bought some Morton Salt Substitute at the grocery store. It has the
following ingredients:
Potassium Chloride, Fumaric Acid, Tricalcium phosphate & monocalcium
phosphate.
The phosphates are minerals, says wikipedia. I used to have some
Potassium chloride and it had very little flavor, did not even taste
very salty. The fumaric acid is very sour, which probably accounts for
the sour taste of the salt. It says here:
http://www.diet-and-health.net/articles.php?cont=fumaric+acid
" Fumaric acid is part of the citric acid cycle. As the citric acid
cycle is the center for energy production within the cell, fumaric acid
must be present in every cell of the body, being a by-product of the
cycle. It is therefore not something that is foreign to the body."
I could not find one by itself- all the NuSalt type products had either
flavorings or other things added to them. I use this with sea salt
(which is mainly sodium chloride), a pinch here and there. If they are
saying it is ok to use for dialysis, does that mean it is ok for inside
the body, as opposed to outside the body? I am assuming it is ok to
take.
Or you could get some NuSalt or something like that.
Kathryn
On Sep 17, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Hanneke wrote:
I was able to get hold of 500 grams of Potassium Chloride, (pure
grade, pyrogen free, suitable for dialysis. This is on label). Being
on the cautious side with most things, I wonder if someone more
knowledgeable could reassure me that this is the stuff we can consume
safely. Also, how is it best to consume? as in a salt shaker, or
adding 1/4 tsp to a juice, or just dip wet finger as we can do
with borax.
I have done some searches as to its safety standards for
consumption (this is one of them: (Wikipedia) precautions:
Orally it is toxic in excess; the LD 50 is around 2500 mg/kg (meaning
that a person weighing 75 kg (165 lb) would have to consume about 190
g (6.7 oz); regular salt is about as toxic). Intravenously this is
reduced to just over 100 mg/kg but of more concern are its severe
effects on cardiac muscles; high doses can cause cardiac arrest and
rapid death. A massive overdose of intravenous potassium chloride is
used to stop the heart in execution by lethal injection.)
The grade I was able to get is pure grade. How does this differ
from Potassium Chloride AR (analysing reagent)?
Thanks in advance for your input
Hanneke
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