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Unprocessed Sea Salt for Canning, Preserving & Fermentation

Unprocessed Sea Salt for Canning, Preserving, and Home Fermentation

When it comes to canning, preserving, and fermenting at home, using unprocessed sea salt ensures your recipes stay natural and flavorful. Real Salt offers a range of ancient, unrefined sea salts that contain over 60 naturally-occurring trace minerals, never processed or chemically treated. These salts provide the perfect mineral balance and grain sizes suited for your preservation projects.

Fine Sea Salt for Everyday Use and Preservation

Real Salt® Fine Bulk (25 lb.)

This fine-grain sea salt is the most popular choice for everyday seasoning and preservation. Its small grains dissolve easily, making it excellent for boiling water, baking, and especially for canning, pickling, and fermenting. The 25 lb. bulk bag keeps your kitchen well-stocked with versatile salt that never expires. Natural clumping may occur, but proper storage can prevent this.
  • Unrefined, ancient sea salt with 60+ trace minerals
  • Ideal grain size for canning and fermenting
  • Perfect for seasoning and baking
  • Large 25 lb. bag for long-term use

Real Salt Fine 26 oz Pouch

For smaller-scale projects or to reduce packaging waste, this 26 oz. refill pouch offers the same fine-grain, unprocessed sea salt. It’s great for seasoning food, boiling water, baking, and works well in preservation tasks like pickling and fermenting.
  • Fine grain size for easy dissolving
  • Contains 60+ naturally-occurring minerals
  • Refillable pouch to reduce waste
  • Perfect for seasoning and preservation

Real Salt® Fine Bulk Bag-Bucket Bundle (10 lb. Bag + Food-Grade Bucket)

This bundle pairs a 10 lb. bag of fine Real Salt with a BPA-free, food-grade plastic bucket and lid, ideal for safely storing salt used in canning and fermenting. The bucket helps maintain freshness and prevents clumping, making it a practical choice for home preservers who want convenience and quality.
  • Fine grain salt with 60+ trace minerals
  • Includes a durable, food-safe 1-gallon bucket
  • BPA-free storage with lid for freshness
  • Great for canning, pickling, and fermenting

Kosher Sea Salt for Preserving and Seasoning

Real Salt Kosher 25 lb Bag

This kosher salt features medium-sized grains slightly larger than fine salt, making it especially effective for seasoning meats by drawing out proteins that aid caramelization. It’s also well-suited for vegetables, edamame, margaritas, and importantly, for canning, pickling, and fermenting. The 25 lb. bag ensures you have plenty of unprocessed salt for all your preservation needs.
  • Medium grain size ideal for meat and preservation
  • Contains 60+ trace minerals, never processed
  • Excellent for canning, pickling, and fermenting
  • Large bulk bag for extended use

Real Salt Kosher Pouch (16 oz.)

This refill pouch offers the same kosher salt benefits in a smaller, convenient size. Its medium grains are perfect for pinching and tossing, favored by chefs, and it works well in home fermentation and preserving projects.
  • Medium grain kosher salt with natural minerals
  • Great for seasoning and preservation
  • Refillable pouch to reduce waste
  • Helps cook meat to perfection and preserves veggies

Powdered Sea Salt for Specialized Preservation

Real Salt Powder 25 lb Bag

For recipes requiring superfine salt, this powdered Real Salt sticks well to snacks like popcorn and is ideal for sauces, dips, and pickling. Its superfine texture ensures even distribution and quick dissolving, making it a smart choice for delicate preservation tasks and DIY personal care products.
  • Superfine texture for sauces and pickling
  • Contains 60+ naturally-occurring trace minerals
  • Unrefined and never chemically treated
  • Large 25 lb. bag for frequent use

Using unprocessed Real Salt in your canning and fermentation projects ensures natural mineral content and pure flavor without additives or chemical treatments. Choose the grain size that fits your needs—from fine for quick dissolving to kosher for seasoning and preserving robust flavors.

Home fermentation jars with Real Salt Natural sea salt enhances the flavor and safety of your home fermentation projects. Bulk Real Salt Fine with food-grade bucket Keep your fine sea salt fresh and ready for preserving with a food-grade storage bucket. Kosher salt sprinkled on fresh vegetables Kosher salt’s medium grains are perfect for seasoning and preserving vegetables and meats.
Feature / ProductReal Salt® Fine Bulk (25 lb.)Real Salt Kosher 25 lb BagReal Salt Kosher Pouch (16 oz)Real Salt Fine 26 oz PouchReal Salt® Fine Bulk Bag-Bucket Bundle (10 lb.)Real Salt Powder 25 lb Bag
Grain SizeSmallMediumMediumFineSmallSuperfine
Weight25 lb25 lb16 oz26 oz10 lb25 lb
Price$117.99$117.99$10.29$12.89$62.99$117.99
DescriptionUnrefined, ancient sea salt with 60+ trace minerals. Most popular grain size. Great for everyday seasoning, boiling, baking, canning, pickling, fermenting.Unrefined, ancient sea salt with 60+ trace minerals. Larger grain size. Best for seasoning meat, veggies, edamame, margaritas, canning, pickling, fermenting.Same as 25 lb kosher but in 16 oz refill pouch. Great for seasoning meat, veggies, edamame, margaritas, canning, pickling, fermenting.Unrefined, ancient sea salt with 60+ trace minerals. Most popular grain size. Great for everyday seasoning, boiling, baking.10 lb bag of fine salt plus empty 1-gallon food-grade BPA-free bucket with lid and stickers. Great for storage.Unrefined, ancient sea salt with 60+ trace minerals. Superfine texture sticks to popcorn, great for sauces, dips, pickling, personal care.
Key UsesEveryday table salt, boiling water, seasoning, baking, canning, pickling, fermentingSeasoning meat (draws out proteins for caramelizing), veggies, edamame, margaritas, canning, pickling, fermentingSame as 25 lb kosher bagEveryday table salt, boiling water, seasoning, bakingEveryday table salt, storage in bucketPopcorn seasoning, sauces, dips, pickling, personal care
Natural ClumpingMay occurMay occurMay occurNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specified
ExpirationNever expiresNever expiresNever expiresNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specified
Packaging25 lb bag25 lb bag16 oz refill pouch26 oz refill pouch10 lb bag + empty 1 gallon bucket25 lb bag
Additional FeaturesVersatile, popular grain sizeMedium grains, chef favorite for pinching/tossingMedium grains, refill pouch for shaker reuseRefill pouch for shaker reuse, reduces wasteIncludes bucket and stickers for storageSuperfine powder sticks well to snacks
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