Fleur de sel: How Does a Pinch of Suitable Choice Practices Value This Sustainable Natural Resource?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Human Daily Intake of Salt
2.2. Traditional and Innovative Sources of Salt
2.3. Flower of Salt Identification
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Conceptual Model for the Flower of Salt Selection
3.2. Acceptability Rules Determined by Changing Demand
3.3. Set of Visual Characteristics
3.3.1. Cleansing
3.3.2. Moisture
3.3.3. Color
3.3.4. Size and Shape
3.4. The Case Study
3.5. Flower of Salt Preferences
4. Results
4.1. Visual Differentiation between Coarse Salt and Flower of Salt
4.2. Flower of Salt Traders’ Demand
4.2.1. Cleansing
4.2.2. Moisture
4.2.3. Color
4.2.4. Size and Shape
4.3. Flower of Salt Natural Occurrence
5. Discussion
5.1. On Coarse Salt versus Flower of Salt
5.2. Incorporation into the Gastronomic Culture and Tourism
5.3. Creating Value by Innovating
6. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Flower of Salt | Neat (>99%) | Clean (95–99%) | Faded (90–94%) | Stained (80–89%) | Dirty (<80%) | Priority Weighting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neat (>99%) | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 61.6% |
Clean (95–99%) | 1/6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24.2% |
Faded (90–94%) | 1/9 | 1/5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.7% |
Stained (80–89%) | 1/9 | 1/8 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 4.4% |
Dirty (<80%) | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 3.1% |
Type of Flower of Salt | Dry (1–3% H2O) | Moist (4–7% H2O) | Damp (8–12% H2O) | Soggy (13–18% H2O) | Wet (>18% H2O) | Priority Weighting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry (1–3% H2O) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 44.5% |
Moist (4–7% H2O) | 1/2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37.2% |
Damp (8–12% H2O) | 1/5 | 1/7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10.1% |
Soggy (13–18% H2O) | 1/8 | 1/8 | 1/5 | 1 | 2 | 4.5% |
Wet (>18% H2O) | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 3.7% |
Type of Flower of Salt | Transparent | White | Pinkish | Yellowish | Orange | Priority Weighting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transparent | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 8 | 9 | 21.0% |
White | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 42.8% |
Pinkish | 2 | 1/2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29.1% |
Yellowish | 1/8 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 1 | 8 | 4.1% |
Orange | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/8 | 1 | 2.9% |
Type of Flower of Salt | Fine (1 mm) | Regular (2 mm) | Flakes (3 mm) | Scales (>3–5 mm) | Cubes (>5 mm) | Priority Weighting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fine (1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 37.5% |
Regular (2 mm) | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 28.4% |
Flakes (3mm) | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14.7% |
Scales (>3–5mm) | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16.8% |
Cubes (>5mm) | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 1 | 2.6% |
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Ramos, J. Fleur de sel: How Does a Pinch of Suitable Choice Practices Value This Sustainable Natural Resource? Resources 2022, 11, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources11070063
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Chicago/Turabian StyleRamos, Jorge. 2022. "Fleur de sel: How Does a Pinch of Suitable Choice Practices Value This Sustainable Natural Resource?" Resources 11, no. 7: 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources11070063