Real Salt® smoked salt - Hickory nutty, sweet and with an intense aroma -
RealSalt smoked salt® - Hickory represents the popular taste of hickory, a smoky flavor with a hint of sweetness and spiciness. It is made from ancient unrefined Real Salt and contains no artificial flavors, colors or additives.
Why buy
RealSalt® Smoked Salt - Hickory offers you the popular taste of hickory wood (a type of nut wood, highly appreciated among grill masters and chefs).
The flavor of hickory is nutty, sweet, with a very intense aroma - it will give your food the favorite hickory flavor without having to watch your grill all day.
The manufacturer smoked their unrefined ancient RealSalt® (also known as "Nature's First Sea Salt®") with white walnut and red alder wood for 30 hours, resulting in a strong smoky flavor that's a little sweet and a little spicy.
Tip: Those who love the smell of hickory smoke can leave the bag or shaker open to let the scent spread through the kitchen; if you prefer different scents when cooking, be sure to close the container carefully after each use.
Together with other foods from our e-shop, you can take the taste of your food to a whole new level, not only during summer barbecues.
We have prepared an article on how to prepare the best barbecue with the best ingredients from our offer: https://www.pravebio.cz/blog/jak-pripravit-tu-nejlepsi-grilovaci-party/
What is hickory wood?
Hickory wood is a type of hardwood originating from trees of the genus Carya, the walnut tree. It is widely known for its strength, density and unique flavor profile, making it a favorite for cooking, especially grilling and smoking meats.
Properties of hickory wood:
- Density and hardness: it is one of the hardest and densest woods, which means it burns for a long time and at a constant temperature.
- Flavour profile: imparts a distinctive, characteristic smoky flavour to the meat, which is often described as sweet, hearty and somewhat reminiscent of bacon.
- Availability: in North America, especially in the eastern United States, this tree is quite widespread, making it available and popular for culinary use.
Advantages of using hickory wood for grilling meat:
Hickory wood has a distinct smoky flavor that enhances the flavor of the meat. This is particularly suited to red meats such as beef and pork, which can tolerate stronger flavours without being overpowered.
- Versatility: wood is particularly popular for smoking pork (e.g. ribs and bacon), but it is also used for smoking chickens, turkeys and even fish, although the lighter meats should be used carefully to avoid overcooking.
- Long burning: thanks to its density, hickory wood burns slowly and produces a steady heat, which is advantageous for low and slow grilling processes. This ensures a constant cooking temperature, which is essential for proper smoking of meat.
- Aromatics: Rich aromatic hickory smoke adds depth and complexity of flavour to grilled meats, often enhancing the overall eating experience.
The use of hickory wood in grilling can turn an ordinary piece of meat into an aromatic and tasty dish, making it a popular ingredient among amateur grillers and master chefs alike.
What is Real Salt® smoked salt?
With a warm aroma reminiscent of a summer campfire, smoked real salt is an easy way to give your food the unique smoky flavor you crave. It's a game changer when grilling, but it's just as good on a salad, a slice of melon or a grilled cheese sandwich.
It's made from ancient unrefined Real Salt (or "nature's first sea salt") and contains no artificial flavors, colors or additives, so you can enjoy the rich flavor of this smoked salt on any (or every) dish.
Smoked salt is salt smoked with smoke from natural smokeless wood in a smokehouse. Many salts are smoked for approximately 48 hours. However, you can smoke them for a shorter or longer time depending on how strong you want the smoked flavour to be.
You can also use different types of wood to achieve different flavours when smoking. The most popular woods used for smoking salt include alder wood, mesquite wood, sweet apple, hickory wood and cherry wood.
To achieve a really complex and strong flavour, some smoked salt producers use a combination of several different woods (the Chef's Blend combines five different woods).
Although real smoked salt is simply salt that has been smoked, there are brands that create a smoky flavour in their salt using a flavouring called liquid smoke or artificial additives.
Some brands also add artificial colours. So if you're looking for simple, pure and real smoked salt, you need to read the label... or buy Redmond Real Salt.
Ingredients
What is Real Salt® salt in general?
We have been importing this unique salt from the USA for about 10 years and it is still our favourite salt, even though we have tasted all the others.
Its taste is simply different and those who get used to it one day don't want anything else - despite its higher price. The salt has a sweet and salty flavour and comes in many varieties, not only flavoured, and also in many sizes. Check here for the full list...
Read briefly which salt it is:
- The best-selling salt in the U.S. with a proven content of more than 60 mineral elements.
- Recommended in the book The Truth About Salt as the best sea salt in the world at the moment due to its balance of important minerals.
- Unrefined and extracted from a single source, gluten-free, sugar-free and without additives.
- A great, sweet and salty taste that absolutely enhances the food and gives it the necessary nutrients.
- Wrapped in eco recycled paper - zero waste product.
- In 2002, it received the Gold Medal in the "Most Delicious Natural Salt" category from the Culinary Institute of America.
Real Salt® salt is over 200 million years old and pristine - Redmond mines and processes it as it has been stored underground for millions of years, completely unexposed to modern pollution.
This salt is regularly analysed by independent biochemical and biophysical institutes in the USA.
It is the best-selling real sea salt in the U.S. and its distinctive flavor was recognized in 2002 when it received the Gold Medal in the "Most Delicious Natural Salt" category from the Culinary Institute of America.
Different types of crystal sizes
With Real Salt® you can choose between:
- salt ground to a powder, which is most suitable for baking, popcorn preparation, rinsing the nose or fermenting vegetables
- finely ground for normal cooking
- flake (kosher) salt for special meat preparation, for pickling meat or fish (called kosher in English)
- coarsely ground for the grinder and for cooking
More information about this salt can be found HERE.
Real salt and the composition of human blood
Natural crystal salt like Redmond's is much more than just sodium chloride: it consists of not just two, but more than 60 trace elements. These are the very natural elements that make up our bodies, and from which our life in the primeval ocean once arose.
Approximately 0.9% sodium chloride is found in human blood and the chemical composition of seawater is similar to that of human blood plasma in terms of salt content.
Salt water is also the natural environment in which the human fetus develops. It is really surprising that the blood still has the same concentration of water and salt solution, or brine, as the water in the ocean had when life left the sea.
This brine flows through more than 90 thousand kilometres of fluid pathways in our body and ensures that our body functions are always balanced and regulated. Real salt is therefore extremely important for our health.
Something to think about
Remember the fairy tale of butter and its substitute margarine, with which we have been misled for many years by multinational companies like Unilever and Nestlé in conjunction with doctors and the media. It was supposed to be better for our health than real butter.
In fact, it has only been better for their pockets and the profits received at the expense of human health - as with everything these companies produce and sell. And we already know how it all turned out. We all go back to butter in droves because it's simply the best. So is real unrefined salt. Don't confuse it with ultra-processed white poison for a few crowns.
Additional parameters
| Category: | Salt |
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| EAN: | 018788105565 |
| Výrobce: | Redmond Trading Company |
| Země původu: | UTAH, USA |
| Vhodné pro: | Sugar Free-GMO Free-Bezlepková dieta-Keto-Paleo-Low Carb |
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Redmond is an American brand built around simple, clean and minimally processed ingredients. Its story began in 1958 in central Utah, where brothers Milo and Lamar Bosshardt began working an underground deposit of ancient sea salt. This is the source of Real Salt® – an unrefined salt that became the foundation of Redmond’s present-day range.
The original business grew into a brand with a history rooted in two mineral resources from Utah – ancient sea salt and bentonite clay formed from ancient volcanic ash. Real Salt® and Redmond Clay® were gradually joined by Re-Lyte® electrolytes, Seasonings, Earthpaste® oral care and the newer Roots and Leaf ranges. Each category has a different use, but they share an emphasis on traceable ingredient origins, simple formulations and fewer unnecessary additives.
What Redmond products are known for:
- Its own salt source in Utah – Real Salt® comes from an underground deposit of ancient sea salt rather than being produced by evaporating water from modern oceans.
- Minimal processing – Real Salt® is mined, crushed and graded by grain size without industrial refining or bleaching.
- Transparency – Redmond makes the mineral analyses for Real Salt® and Redmond Clay® publicly available, along with documentation for selected certifications.
- Simple formulations – the focus on simple, easy-to-understand ingredients extends across electrolytes, seasonings, protein nutrition and personal care.
Real Salt®
Re-Lyte®
Proteins
Toothpastes
Bentonite clay
Who is behind Redmond
Redmond was founded in 1958 by brothers Milo and Lamar Bosshardt, farmers from the town of Redmond in Utah. They knew about the salt beneath their land but initially had no reason to use it commercially. A period of drought changed this, prompting them to look for another way to provide financially for their families. The underground deposit then became the foundation of a new business.
The Bosshardt family developed the company over the following decades. In the early 1990s, Rhett Roberts joined the business, first as a consultant and then as general manager. He later bought Redmond and now serves as CEO of Redmond Inc. Under his leadership, the original business expanded into other areas. Roberts is also the founder of Redmond Heritage Farms, which develops the concept of traditional, minimally processed farm foods.
Brand vision
Redmond aims to create products and environments that encourage people to make more considered everyday choices. The brand bases its approach on four areas: Real Ingredients, Elevated Human Experience, Intentional Living and Ongoing Evolution.
The first of these is directly reflected in its products. Redmond prioritises simple, clean and real ingredients and formulations that can be explained clearly. This principle has gradually extended from Real Salt® to electrolytes, seasonings, protein nutrition and personal care.
Intentional Living takes a broader view of everyday life: thinking consciously about what you use, what you eat and the habits you develop. Ongoing Evolution reflects the brand’s willingness to keep learning and improving both its products and the way it operates.
This approach also includes specific environmental and community initiatives. The Redmond Life Green Team works on areas such as reducing single-use plastics, cutting waste in shipping and developing recycling.
Brand mission
Redmond’s mission is to create products and experiences that encourage people to live more intentionally. In practice, the brand links this approach primarily with simple, real ingredients, transparency and ongoing product improvement.
This philosophy is particularly clear in Real Salt®. The salt comes from Redmond’s own underground source in Utah and is neither industrially refined nor bleached. It therefore retains the natural mineral character of the original deposit.
Re-Lyte® brings the mineral base of Real Salt® into electrolyte hydration. Seasoning blends extend its culinary use, while the newer Roots and Earthpaste ranges show how Redmond applies the same philosophy to protein nutrition and personal care.
Redmond therefore does not define itself solely as a salt producer. Real Salt® remains its historical foundation, but the current range is connected by a broader principle: knowing the origin of key ingredients, using straightforward formulations and avoiding unnecessary processing.
What are Real Salt® and Re-Lyte®, and what do they offer?
Real Salt® is an unrefined salt mined from an underground deposit in Utah, USA. It is not produced by evaporating modern seawater and is neither chemically refined nor bleached after mining. Alongside sodium chloride, it naturally contains other mineral elements that contribute to its characteristic colour and taste.
According to the available analytical data, sodium chloride makes up approximately 91–96 % by weight of Real Salt®. Its mineral profile includes calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron, among others, and the manufacturer reports more than 60 naturally occurring trace elements.
From a nutritional perspective, however, Real Salt® should primarily be regarded as salt, and therefore a source of sodium and chloride. The presence of dozens of trace elements does not mean that a typical serving of salt provides nutritionally significant amounts of all these minerals.
Real Salt® also contains only naturally occurring trace amounts of iodine. It is therefore not equivalent to iodised salt where salt is intended to provide a significant source of iodine in the diet.
Re-Lyte® is an electrolyte range based on the mineral foundation of Real Salt®. The current range includes several formulations for different uses, so it is important to check the ingredients of the specific variant.
The core Re-Lyte® Hydration formula is for replenishing electrolytes, for example during physical activity and heavier sweating. The formula combines sodium with other electrolytes; for magnesium, the manufacturer uses malate and bisglycinate.
For customers monitoring their carbohydrate intake, an important feature is the no added sugar formulation. Individual flavours and variants may differ, however, so it is worth checking the current label for the specific product.
Real Salt® and Re-Lyte® therefore serve different roles: the former is primarily a culinary salt, while the latter is a purposefully formulated electrolyte blend.
Redmond certifications and quality
Redmond’s quality control is based on knowing the origin of its key mineral resources and publishing analytical documentation. The manufacturer provides separate mineral analyses for Real Salt® and Redmond Clay®, along with other documents relating to safety and certifications. This transparency matters for natural mineral materials because it provides specific measured values rather than general claims about purity.
Real Salt® is OMRI Listed, allowing it to be used in certified organic production or food processing under the USDA National Organic Program rules. Redmond also publishes documentation for its Kosher certification. With the newer Roots range, the manufacturer has extended independent verification to protein nutrition: Roots Protein has received Informed Protein and Informed Choice certifications, covering verification of declared protein content, manufacturing standards and testing for banned substances.
Why choose Redmond: quality, purity, verified safety
The natural mineral profile of Real Salt®
Real Salt® comes from an underground deposit in central Utah, rather than from a modern ocean. Its origin is therefore fundamentally different from salts produced by evaporating present-day seawater.
After mining, the salt is mechanically processed and graded by crystal size. Redmond offers it in forms ranging from very fine through standard cooking salt to coarse crystals and Kosher Salt. The base ingredient is neither chemically refined nor bleached.
Real Salt® is therefore not perfectly white. Individual crystals may have pink, reddish or other natural tones associated with the mineral composition of the deposit.
What makes the difference
A practical distinction of Redmond’s own underground source is the traceable origin of the key ingredient. Real Salt® is directly linked to a specific deposit in Utah, and Redmond publishes its elemental analysis.
The same unrefined salt is available in several grain sizes depending on whether you need it for everyday cooking, baking, seasoning finished dishes or using in a grinder. Real Salt® also forms the basis of seasoning blends and other culinary products.
For electrolyte hydration, the brand has a separate Re-Lyte® range that combines sodium with other electrolytes. Real Salt® itself should therefore not automatically be treated as a complete electrolyte blend.
What makes Redmond products different
Redmond’s main distinction lies in combining long-standing experience with its own mineral resources and gradual expansion into other categories without moving away from the principle of simple, straightforward formulations.
Real Salt® is the original foundation of the brand. Re-Lyte® uses it in electrolyte products, while Seasonings extend its culinary use into seasoning blends. Redmond Clay® uses bentonite clay, and Earthpaste® incorporates it into oral care.
The range has gradually expanded to include Roots and Leaf. Roots Protein offers protein nutrition based on whey protein and a simple formulation, while Leaf develops the area of everyday personal care.
Another distinct part of the Redmond story is Redmond Clay®. This natural bentonite clay, also known as montmorillonite, is mined by the brand from its own deposit near its salt mine by Redmond, Utah. Its origins lie in ancient volcanic activity in the area: the material formed through the weathering of volcanic ash deposited millions of years ago. Redmond states that the local clay naturally contains both calcium and sodium, along with other trace mineral elements.
Bentonite clay appears not only as standalone Redmond Clay®, but also in other products from the brand. It is, for example, one of the core mineral ingredients in Earthpaste® oral care, while Redmond also draws on its experience with salt and clay in the newer Leaf range. Salt and bentonite clay are therefore the two original mineral resources from which Redmond’s broader present-day range has gradually developed.
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Who are the experts at Redmond
Rhett Roberts – CEO Redmond Inc.
Company leadership and development
- He joined Redmond in the early 1990s after completing his MBA, first as a consultant and then as general manager.
- He later bought the company and currently serves as CEO of Redmond Inc.
- He helped expand the original mineral and agricultural business into today’s broader Redmond ecosystem and also founded Redmond Heritage Farms.
Expert product development
- Redmond states that Re-Lyte® Hydration was developed in collaboration with healthcare and fitness professionals.
- However, the brand does not provide a complete public list of this team or the qualifications of individual members. It would therefore not be accurate to present Redmond as a brand with a specifically named public scientific advisory board.
Laboratory and independent verification
- Redmond makes the mineral analyses for Real Salt® and Redmond Clay® publicly available, along with documentation for selected certifications.
- Real Salt® is OMRI Listed, and Redmond also publishes documentation for its Kosher certification.
- For Roots Protein, the brand uses the independent Informed Protein and Informed Choice certifications.
Redmond’s technical credibility therefore rests not on a publicly presented scientific advisory board, but primarily on long-standing work with its own mineral resources, transparent analytical documentation, expert collaboration in the development of specific formulations and independent verification of selected products.
The central idea behind Redmond is to create simple products from real ingredients whose origins and composition can be explained clearly. From unrefined Real Salt® and Re-Lyte® electrolytes to the newer Roots and Leaf ranges, the portfolio shares an emphasis on simple formulations, less unnecessary processing and transparency.
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Who Redmond products are for
Athletes
Keto/low-carb
Biohackers
Active people
Families
Redmond’s commitments
Quality and authenticity
Product sustainability
Supporting customer health
Transparency of origin
Innovation in development
