Fake Table Tasty

[feather]

Table Tasty was recommended as a salt substitute. Not a chemical one with potassium chemical-something, or magnesium-something instead of sodium.

(I'm finally to the point of not using hardly any salt in my cooking and only using a small amount at the table. This substitute will be good for us here, especially if we like it.)

Here's the ingredient list. EDIT: added the amounts and some notes.

Nutritional Yeast Extract* Used Nutritional Yeast 20 gm

carrot 10 gm

red bell pepper 8 gm

onion 8 gm

lemon 4 gm

citric acid 2 gm

arrowroot (skipped)

celery 4 gm

dill 4 gm

allspice 2 gm

paprika (I assume sweet paprika) 2 gm

basil 2 gm

parsley 2 gm

silicon dioxide** 2% or less (skipped)

*Nutritional yeast is the full yeast. It is different than nutritional yeast extract which is more like MSG, having more glutamates/glutamic acid sodium salt in it. Marmite is a yeast extract and very salty. Anyways, not knowing exactly all the differences, I'm going to use nutritional yeast because I like the taste and I have some on hand.

**silicon dioxide, if I grind up some diatomaceous earth (food grade), then I can use that to keep the fake Table Tasty from getting clumpy.

I have everything on the list but some items need to be dehydrated and ground up first. I'm dehydrating some carrots, red bell pepper, lemon zest, and celery.

The nutritional yeast flakes and herbs/spices will all need to be ground up too.

Once that is done I'll start putting it together.

I realize that everything on the list from top to bottom is put into Table Tasty in greater to lesser proportion. I'll get my handy dandy scale out and start measuring and mixing. I have some washed and dried empty shaker spice bottles ready willing and able.

EDIT: doesn't have as much zing as salt, still pleasant and lingering vegetable spice flavors. This will be a nice change.

[Cabin Fever]

Let us know how it works for you! We've used and continue to use Table Tasty. But, it your concoction is a good substitute, we'd surely like to know. Table Tasty is somewhat expensive, a DIY blend would be greatly appreciated.

[feather]

I will let you know. First I'll fiddle with the measurements and record those, then trying it out on different things.

So far, we have something we call "Pop", it's 1/2 smoked paprika, 1/4 onion powder, and 1/4 garlic powder. We use it on popcorn in case you didn't guess.

[feather]

I gave the weight measurements above.
I like it on a tomato. Not a lot of zing to it, but nice and vegetably-herb/spice taste. Much more gentle flavor than salt.

I'm going to try it on popcorn next time I have it.

I'll probably make it again, and add at least 10 gms of tomato powder, and 5 gms of garlic powder.

It's a messy project but still fun.

[Ken]

I'm finally to the point of not using hardly any salt in my cooking and only using a small amount at the table.

Be careful feather , our bodies need salt!  If you eat a lot of preprocessed, packaged food, you are probably getting an adequate amount (or too much), but I believe you are eating more fresh, made from scratch meals so may not be getting enough (especially if you aren't adding any for cooking).

I realize it can be hard to find the balance between too much and too little.

theheartysoul.com/10-warning-signs-body-not-getting-enough-salt/

[feather]

Aug 12, 2019 13:41:49 GMT Ken said:

Be careful feather , our bodies need salt!  If you eat a lot of preprocessed, packaged food, you are probably getting an adequate amount (or too much), but I believe you are eating more fresh, made from scratch meals so may not be getting enough (especially if you aren't adding any for cooking).

I realize it can be hard to find the balance between too much and too little.

theheartysoul.com/10-warning-signs-body-not-getting-enough-salt/

Thanks Ken, I know when I don't get enough because I get so weak feeling, and very uncomfortable. I'm mostly worried about iodine since we don't make a habit of eating seaweed (or fish). We eat very little processed food anymore. Ground flour, ground flax, and a few flavoring things that have salt in them.

The table tasty was pretty good on popcorn. I tasted vegetables and a little citric acid which gave it more of a punch. I still think it might be better with some added tomato powder and garlic powder in it. In the mean time, I keep it right by the breadboard where we fix our bowls of food.

[Ken]

feather, yea, we worry about iodine as well since we use sea salt and not iodized table salt.  There are lots of good sources for iodine, but not many of those are plant-based (Lima beans, prunes and seaweed).  We eat a LOT of dairy and eggs, and also eat fish so we are probably not too deficient.