Celery salt

Celery salt is a seasoned salt used to flavour food. The primary ingredient is table salt and the flavouring agent is ground seeds from celery^[1] or its relative lovage.^[2] It is also sometimes produced using dried celery or seed oleoresin.^[3][4]

Additives

Celery salt normally contains an anticaking agent such as silicon dioxide^[1] or calcium silicate.^[2]

As a vegetable, celery seeds have potassium as the dominant ion over sodium (ninefold more).^[5]

Uses

Celery salt is an ingredient of the Bloody Mary cocktail and the Caesar cocktail.^[6] It is also reported to be an ingredient in KFC's secret spice mix.^[7] It is also commonly used to season the Chicago-style hot dog, the New York System wiener, salads, coleslaw and stews. It is a primary ingredient in Old Bay brand seasoning.^[8]

Because sodium nitrate, a chemical that serves as a food preservative, occurs naturally in celery, celery salt is often used by food producers to prevent spoilage while avoiding listing sodium nitrate on the ingredients list directly.^{[9][citation needed]}

See also

• Celery powder
• List of edible salts

References

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