Here's How To Tell When It's Time To Throw Out Your Salt

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Here's How To Tell When It's Time To Throw Out Your Salt By Kat Olvera Sept. 6, 2025 5:00 pm EST

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Salt may be the most important ingredient in your kitchen , but it's also underappreciated royalty. It's used for everything from seasoning popcorn to fixing bitter instant coffee , but like many hard-working pantry items, its expiration date may be the furthest thing from your mind. However, if you have pure salt, or salt that hasn't been fortified with iodine or mixed with other herbs and flavors, you can expect it to last forever. Salt is a natural preservative due to its ability to draw out moisture content; in doing so, the salt makes an uninhabitable environment for bacteria and o