Survey on the "plant salts" production and consumption in the west of Ivory Coast

A field survey was carried out to increase knowledge on salts produced from plants in the west of Ivory Coast. This work intends serve as a basis for real promotion "plant salts" food additive domestic and industrial production. It would also like provide an alternative severe low-sodium diets. is Coast, salty products made used substitute sodium chloride. These "edible plant are differentiated each other by type (and even organ) manufacturing process. Two processes, resulting physically different salts, were identified. The first, non-native Malinke, gives lumpy "potash" commonly sold at markets. second, practiced native Dan, Guere Wobe peoples, better developed fine salts". main “edible salts” found this area palm or coconut branches. reeds many forest trees such kapok very appreciated, only they rare. "Plant greater demand health reasons, hence their qualification "salts sick people". They consumed cooking ingredient pharmacopoeia elderly first consumers. Due weak demand, productions irregular low quantities. unknown populations industrialists although could be useful sectors.