No Sodium Seasoning Taste Test & Review

Has anyone ever told you to cut down on salt in your diet, but you are desperate to have something on your table to sprinkle on your food? Or maybe you want something to add to your cooking that adds a similar brightness that salt does.

Today I am going to test out five different kinds of salt substitutes that could replace the salt on your table, but do they taste good and are they better than salt? That is what I am going to find out by taste testing:
- Mrs. Dash Table Blend
- Morton's Salt Substitute
- No Salt Sodium Free Salt Alternative
- Benson's Table Tasty
- Spiceology Everything Bagel

Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”.

The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way. I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.

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[christschool]

If you are watching this video, then you really want to reduce your sodium intake. I've loved salt most of my life. I prefer salty over sweet. Here is my take on the Morton's Salt Substitute and the No Salt products.

Think of your palette as a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. When you first begin to use these two products, you will taste the difference between them and salt. However....after you have used these products exclusively for say 3 weeks, kept sodium out of your diet completely, you will no longer be able to tell the difference between them and real salt. You simply need to stick with them for a period of time exclusively in the total absence of salt. Think of it like exercising your taste buds.

As to the difference, the Morton's is more powdery and the No Salt is closer to the consistency of table salt. I prefer the No Salt on just about everything over the Morton's, with the exception of food where you need a more powdery "salt" like popcorn.

I hope this has helped you.

[gurnblanstein]

I quit using salt quite a while ago, years. At first I missed the salt in food but now many foods taste salty to me as they are, some foods actually taste too salty especially cottage cheese because it actually has a lot of salt in it so I eat it rarely. I love V8 juice and when I first switch to low sodium it tasted funny but now it actually tastes salty, and I could actually go for something that has even less salt. So it's true that the longer you go without using salt the easier it gets to not need salt.

[PamelaB]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I just got the Benson salt replacement and it’s wonderful. I am tracking my sodium intake to keep it under 2300 mg & my blood pressure is no longer high. Thank you so much‼️🙏

[beamer]

Thanks. Good info. I’ve been using the benson salt replacement for awhile. It does a pretty good job. Depending on what I’m cooking, I will use that along with just a pinch of salt so it allows me to cut back on the salt in a huge way. Most of the time I just use it by itself. My taste buds have definitely changed as far as salt is concerned. If I pick up a corn chip the heavy salt taste is just nasty and bitter. Can’t even eat it. Thank you for what you do. You’ve been my biggest source of information and encouragement. I have your book and am ready to read more about allowing more real plant food into my diet. Keep up the good work!

[teresa]

Great video! Been trying to find salt substitute for ages that has no salt and no potassium. I’m kidney patient. Thank you again for doing this video! Sounds as if I should try the Bensons!

[yellowbird]

I'm going to order the Benson's Table Tasty. I stopped eating salt about four days ago. My back went out, and I am overweight. I was reading some articles on experiments with salt and obesity with people and also with rats. The conclusion is that salt, beyond the edema, causes hunger, overeating and obesity. It's not food that makes us fat, it's what's IN the foods. I've noticed that my appetite is definitely lower, but it took my body about three days to get rid of the sodium in my digestive tract. The third day I noticed a big change in less hunger. I have used a couple of TBSP of all-fruit (no sugar) jelly for potatoes, meats, etc. I also use ghee (no salt), which helps a ton. For lunch I just had two boiled chicken thighs with carrots, and allowed for one TBSP of mayo (95 gm sodium). Delicious. I've been able to keep my sodium below 400-500mg. I hope I can eat less and lose weight but without being hungry.

[thetayoung]

I am a salt lover but have had to cut out salt due to kidney disease. I agree Mrs. Dash is not a good replacement, the only one I like is the Southwestern flavor. Not being able to add salt sucks. There are very few seasonings that are good replacements for salt if you are one that likes flavor.

[A_Larsen]

I am on a no salt diet and I’ve lost a lot of weight from doing it and to this day I’m still trying to lose weight. And I have kidney disease.

[Davethreshold]

THANK YOU, Doctor! I was so bad with salt, and my pulse was flakey. I took it all and dumped it down the sink. I am 70 and want to make it to 80. LOL I tried No Salt, and the potassium is such that I don't use it on everything. (LOL!) So Tuesday I will try MySalt. It has potassium and one other ingredient. It is expensive! 10 bucks for three ounces. I'll let you all know!❤

[sneakertoes]

What about the 50:50 (Na/K) salt substitute? I have used that for decades, and I have low blood pressure.

[denisecaringer]

Very helpful! Thank you so much. We are new to virtually sodium-free cooking and looking for help. NuSalt isn't the greatest, as you say. Vinegar helps a lot in cooking to add that brightness at the back of the tongue.

[chandaharkins]

I love that Dash table seasoning - especially in my eggs.

Thanks for the review!

[SometimesMyself]

Try Spike No Salt. Spike has always been wonderful, and that holds true for the salt free version. It contains nutritional yeast, as well, but may be easier to find than the Bensons.

[girlygirlwoman]

Thank You for this enlightening video.
I really appreciated the explanation about each one.
Taste or no taste but especially about caution b/c of Kidney Disease.

[virgiliopulido]

The man in this video gives smart advice on healthy and delicious salt substitutes.

[courag]

The Potassium/ Chloride salt substitute is something you get used to as my husband has high blood pressure. At least the Morton’s LITE Salt does include being iodized.

On a cucumber is a bad test, try it on a corn cob boiled, and the Morton’s Salt is quite nice. For popcorn, I put Bragg’s Liquid Aminos which is great in an atomizer spray bottle in making fat-free popcorn quite enjoyable popped in the microwave. We use an Or Ollie Reddenbacher’s popcorn bowl designed to use in the microwave is perfect using just 1/3 Cup of popcorn seeds in their bowl is perfect every time. 1/3 Cup of unpopped popcorn kernels works perfectly even if a microwave in our RV,

[tep]

I wish there was a way to mix something with nosalt to make it not taste so metallic. I like Ms. Dash the best.

[lavicewilliford-metcalf]

Yeah, I wondered why he used cucumber. However, I really appreciate the suggestions. My blood pressure has been kinda good, and I even have a lower dose😊 really not a need salt person, and I was very surprised when I began to show signs, I do recognize it is in almost everything (chips) my favorite, also hereditary so this video was great resource for me ❤

[Wantthosedaysback]

Yep salt has diminishing returns the more we use it, the less we taste it over time. Mrs dash needs to rehydrate in my opinion to get more taste of it

[keithsweat]

I just discovered mustard can be loaded with sodium, I wondered why I couldn’t get mustard as a condiment for my Turkey sandwich in the hospital, turns out my favorite horseradish mustard has almost nothing, the yellow American hot dog mustard is crazy high in sodium… I’m learning :) (and I love Mrs Dash!)