12종 천일염 시료의 성분 분석을 비교한 결과, 식염함량은 국내산 장판염이 85.1%, 국내산 토판염이 89.3%, 수입산 천일염이 91.3%로 나타났다. 국내산 장판염의 불용성분은 0.05%로 가장 낮게 나타났으며 수분함량은 6.4%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 국내산 장판염의 Na 함량은 수입산에 비해 다소 낮게 나타난 반면 Mg, K 함량은 세계적으로 유명한 프랑스 게랑드 소금에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 따라서 우리는 인체에 꼭 필요한 무
The aims of this research were to determine the proximate composition of various salts and to compare two digestion methods (direct digestion without heating, and microwave digestion) for the determination of the main mineral contents of various salts. Twelve salt samples were divided into three groups of four samples each (imported, Korean gray, and Korean white salts). As a result, the NaCl contents of the Korean white, Korean gray, and imported salts were 85.1, 89.3, and 91.3%, respectively. The salts in the three groups were analyzed for their main mineral contents via AAS. The sodium (Na) content of the Korean white salt was found to be slightly lower than that of the imported salt while the magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K) contents of the Korean white salt were found to be higher than those of the imported salt. The mineral composition (% Na:Mg) obtained using microwave-assisted digestion procedures, and the other dissolutions for the subsequent sample analysis, were 89:1 (for both the imported and Korean gray salts) and 82:3 vs. 81:3 (Korean white salt), respectively. The data regarding the mineral contents and composition of the sun-dried salts obtained through the analysis method of wet digestion and the dissolution procedure were compared, and no significant difference was found between the two datasets. Consequently, in this paper, a direct dissolution procedure is suggested for the analysis of the mineral composition of salt.