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Cheetham Salt offers an extensive selection of salt grain sizes. They range from very coarse salt used by butchers for pickling and packing meats, right down to micro-fine salt used to make butter. In between, we offer a wide variety of particle sizes to cater for all needs, from food ingredients to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, and textiles to use in other industrial process.

Food Grade Salt

Cheetham Salt offers an extensive selection of sea salts to suit food processing and manufacturing applications. Our salt grain sizes are precise and consistent, ensuring that you receive a product that is perfect for your formulation. We have implemented meticulous quality systems that comply with FSANZ and HACCP food standards codes to ensure product excellence.

Our salt products are packaged in sizes from 10kg bags to 1,200kg bulk bags.

Mermaid Gourmet Crystal Salt

Mermaid Gourmet Crystal Salt (10kg) is the same as Mermaid Refined Coarse and packaged in 10kg bags. It is a popular choice in the food service and retail industries. It offers versatility for large food manufacturers and is suitable for household use.

Mermaid Superfine Food Salt (10kg)

Mermaid Superfine Food Salt (10kg) This is our standard superfine product which is combined with a soluble anticaking agent for the food service and retail sector. This product is popular in the catering industry and is often sold to restaurants and cafes.

Ocean Sea Salt Flakes

Ocean Sea Salt Flakes are specifically manufactured for gourmet cooking. This naturally evaporated sea salt is recrystallised under controlled conditions. The light delicate salt is often described as 'snowflakes'. It is the perfect addition to any dish and is used in many prestige kitchens.

Mermaid Flossy Iodised

Mermaid Flossy Iodised has an average particle size of 1.0mm. An all-purpose, medium granular salt, it is well suited to a wide range of applications. This is most popular salt in the baking industry and it is suitable for almost all baking applications.

Mermaid Superfine Iodised

Mermaid Superfine Iodised is widely used in the baking industry. This very fine to almost powdery sea salt has an average particle size about 0.3mm. It is highly soluble, dissolves readily and mixes consistently with other fine granular ingredients. Potassium iodate is added as the iodising agent according to FSANZ food standards code.

Mermaid Premium Iodised

Mermaid Premium Iodised is our highest quality evaporated solar salt. With an average size 0.45mm, this white crystal fine granulated sea salt is in high demand from food manufacturers. Potassium iodate is added as the iodising agent as according to FSANZ food standards code.

Mermaid Refined Coarse

Mermaid Refined Coarse is a dry refined coarse salt also known as rock salt. It is typically used in grinders or in the preservation of meat and fish. With an average particle size of 3.0mm, it has proven to be a reliable product for many of our customers.

Mermaid Flossy

Mermaid Flossy is a high-quality refined grade of salt that is regularly used in processed meats. When added to smallgoods, such as bacon, ham and hot dogs, it promotes colour development. This medium granular salt is a popular choice for the industry and has an average particle size of 1.0mm.

Crown Microfine

Crown Microfine is highly reliable and frequently used in the production of butter. Its texture is a fine powder (commonly called ‘microfined’) with a mean particle size of approximately 0.075mm.

Crown Pure Dried Vacuum (PDV)

Crown Pure Dried Vacuum (PDV) is a high purity, fine cubic-crystal salt. Our manufacturing process removes all residual chemicals and impurities that can be found in salt. A vital requirement in cheese production, Crown PDV is unsurpassed in purity, quality and performance.

Mermaid Superfine

Mermaid Superfine is widely used in the food industry. This very fine, almost powdery sea salt has an average particle size of about 0.3mm. It is highly soluble, so it dissolves readily and mixes consistently with other fine granular ingredients. Mermaid Superfine is also suitable for brine preparations.

Mermaid Premium

Mermaid Premium is our highest quality evaporated solar salt. With an average particle size 0.45mm, this white crystal salt is harvested and packaged under strict procedures to deliver a superior quality product. 

Mermaid Fine Grain Premium Salt

Mermaid FG Premium Salt is a dried, naturally evaporated sea salt with a particle size of approx. 0.13 mm. It ranges from translucent to solid white and has a fine, powdery texture. This salt is produced through natural solar evaporation of seawater and is harvested, washed, dried, and sized with ISO 9001 compliance.

Iodised Mermaid Fine Grain Premium Salt

Iodised Mermaid Fine Grain Premium Salt is a dried, naturally evaporated sea salt with a fine, powdery texture. Its particular size is approx. 0.13 mm. Iodine is added to Mermaid Iodised Fine Grain Premium Salt in the form of potassium iodate. Mermaid Iodised FG Premium Salt complies with FSANZ Food Standard Code 2.10.2.

Crown PDV Butter Salt

Crown PDV Butter Salt is a high purity vacuum evaporated salt. Our Butter Salt is translucent to opaque solid and includes anticaking agents (535) and (341). It complies with FSANZ Food Standard Code 2.10.2 and AS 2093 (Salt for Use in the Manufacture of Dairy Products).

Crown PDV Flavouring Salt

Crown PDV Flavouring Salt is a high purity vacuum evaporated salt. Our Flavouring Salt is translucent to white opaque solid and includes anticaking agent (535). It complies with FSANZ Food Standard Code 2.10.2 and AS 2093 (Salt for Use in the Manufacture of Dairy Products).