Palatable low salt substitutes

A palatable composition suitable as a salt substitute comprising a mixture of about forty to about sixty percent by weight of said mixture (wt %) of the calcium salt of ascorbic acid, about five to about twenty-five wt % of the sodium salt of ascorbic acid, about fifteen to about twenty wt % of sodium chloride, about one to about two wt % of potassium chloride and, optionally, up to about fifteen wt % of free ascorbic acid, said composition further comprising the free acid, calcium salt, potassium salt, sodium salt or combination thereof of at least one of the supplemental acids selected from the group consisting of gluconic acid, citric acid or glutamic acid.

A method of preparing a palatable composition suitable as a salt substitute that is resistant to discoloration and the absorption of atmospheric moisture comprising providing an aqueous slurry of a powdery mixture of at least one salt of ascorbic acid, sodium chloride and potassium chloride, said powdery mixture having an average particle size of about 80-100 mesh, allowing the water of said slurry to evaporate in a substantially oxygen-free atmosphere under a stream of nitrogen, and grinding the resulting crust to provide a palatable composition of solid crystallites having a mesh size of about 30-50.

A salt substitute consisting essentially of about forty to sixty percent by weight of the calcium salt of ascorbic acid, about five to twenty-five percent by weight of the sodium salt of ascorbic acid, about fifteen to twenty percent by weight of sodium chloride, and about one to two percent by weight of potassium chloride, optionally including up to about fifteen percent by weight of ascorbic acid and at least one supplemental acid.