About Our Salt
Kona Sea Salt is the only sea salt in the world made from pure, 900 year-old deep ocean water, rich in natural minerals and flavor. Most sea salts are created from surface waters which have significantly lower mineral content and can have higher amounts of microplastics and contaminants. Our salt water is drawn from 2,200 feet below the ocean’s surface off Hawai‘i Island, making it one of the highest quality finishing salts in the world.
100% Natural
Our salt is 100% natural Hawaiian sea salt with no anti-clumping ingredients, whitening agents or other additives.
Unmatched Purity
Produced from waters 2,200 hundred feet deep essentially unaffected by human influences and surface pollution.
Rich in Minerals
Our salt is naturally unrefined and boasts a rich allotment of trace minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, and many others.
Highest Gourmet Rating
With a considerable alkaline pH, extremely low heavy metal content and low insolubles, our salt has received the highest rating of gourmet sea salt.
Less Sodium
Our salt is uniquely sourced from deep ocean waters that are high in mineral content and naturally lower in salinity. Because of this, our salt is lower in sodium compared to other salt brands.
How Our Salt is Made
Sourced from 2,200 Feet Deep
From depths exceeding 2,200 feet, we use a pipeline 6,284 feet long and 40 inches in diameter to bring water onshore. The uniquely clear surface waters above our seawater source are rated Class AA.
Solar Evaporated
Once onshore, the salt water is put into our enclosed solar evaporation system. This unique system is designed to dry our salt naturally using the year-round Kona sunshine.
Crystallization
Over the course of 4 weeks, Hawaiian sun naturally evaporates the seawater leaving behind our characteristic, pure white salt crystals.
Finishing Touches
The crystals are gently scooped by hand and placed into covered wooden hoppers for their final drying step. While in the hoppers, the remaining moisture is drained from the salt.
Deep Ocean Magnesium
This concentrated brine is our Deep Ocean Magnesium. It has many health benefits and is used as a tofu coagulant, a mineral supplement, and as a spa soaking bath.
Final Product
Once it’s fully dried, the salt is patiently inspected to exacting standards, then packaged for sale. Our salt is 100% natural and has no anti-clumping ingredients, whitening agents or other additives.
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