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Diamond Crystal Salt Co. · Flake salt

Diamond Crystal Salt Co. Kosher Salt Flakes

A photographed 16 oz (1 lb / 453 g) box of kosher salt flakes. The ingredient panel reads SALT; Cargill identifies St. Clair, Michigan as the production location for this product line.

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Ingredients, texture & origin

Labels, business claims and observations are attributed separately. Unknown details stay open.

Texture
Salt flakes, as named on the front label Label information [package]
Package size
16 oz (1 lb) 453 g, as printed; paperboard box Label information [package]
Ingredients (label transcription)
SALT Label information [package]
Barcode
Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
Salt origin
Cargill identifies St. Clair, Michigan, United States as the production location for Kosher Salt Flakes. This is a product-line account; the brine deposit and batch provenance of this box have not been verified. Business claim [cargill] [process]
Harvesting & processing
The back label describes an evaporation process. The brand names its Alberger process and describes hollow flake crystals; no independent inspection or batch trace is claimed. Research / relationship [package] [process]
Brand owner
Cargill, Incorporated — its official announcement identifies Diamond Crystal Salt Co. as a Cargill trademark. Business claim [cargill]
Producer
Cargill — identified by its own product materials, with production in St. Clair, Michigan. Business claim [cargill] [process]
Actual manufacturer / packer
Cargill’s St. Clair operation is identified for the product line. The photographed panel also names Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN 55440; that mailing address is not a factory location. This box’s batch and packing line are unverified. Research / relationship [package] [cargill] [process]
Importer
Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
Distributor
Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
Retailer of this purchase
Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.

Price & package size

The matching shelf label shows 5.99 for 16 oz and 37.4¢ per ounce. Store, currency denomination and observation date remain unconfirmed. This replaces the previously supplied unrelated tag; it is not a live price quote.

  • 5.99 currency unconfirmed · 16 oz (1 lb / 453 g) box
    Photographed shelf price. Store: unconfirmed. Observed: date unconfirmed; recorded in this guide: 2026-10-16. [shelf]

Historical observations, not a current offer. Shelf tags do not prove a purchase; the evidence-review date is not the purchase date.

A closer look at the packaging

Diamond Crystal Salt Co. Kosher Salt Flakes front, 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g
Image supplied by Art. Published as supplied, without edits by Salina Sol. Capture date and prior editing history not recorded. Full frame; open image for detail.
Diamond Crystal box back showing suggested uses and its evaporation-process description
Image supplied by Art. Published as supplied, without edits by Salina Sol. Capture date and prior editing history not recorded. Full frame; open image for detail.
Diamond Crystal box ingredient SALT, nutrition panel and Cargill mailing address
Image supplied by Art. Published as supplied, without edits by Salina Sol. Capture date and prior editing history not recorded. Full frame; open image for detail.
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Flakes 16 oz matching shelf label showing 5.99 and 37.4 cents per ounce
Image supplied by Art. Published as supplied, without edits by Salina Sol. Capture date and prior editing history not recorded. Full frame; open image for detail.

Ways to use this salt

The package suggests seasoning blends, roasting, baking and finishing dishes. These are label suggestions; no firsthand tasting or cooking test has been supplied.

Tasting & cooking notes

No firsthand tasting or cooking notes have been supplied.

How we researched this salt

  1. Package photographs supplied by Art Label information · reviewed 2026-10-16

    Front, back and ingredient panel document the name, 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g pack, ingredient SALT and Cargill mailing address. UPC is not visible. Marketing purity, endorsement and performance language is not adopted as an editorial finding.

  2. Diamond Crystal: Kosher Salt Flakes Business claim · reviewed 2026-10-16

    Official consumer page lists 1 lb, 26 oz and 3 lb boxes and describes the flake texture. This record remains the photographed 1 lb box.

  3. Cargill: Diamond Crystal brand and production announcement Business claim · reviewed 2026-10-16

    Announcement dated 27 February 2023 identifies Kosher Salt Flakes production in St. Clair, Michigan and Cargill trademark ownership. Separate California sea-salt and Himalayan products are not treated as sources for these flakes.

  4. Diamond Crystal: Kosher Salt and the Alberger process Business claim · reviewed 2026-10-16

    Current foodservice page identifies St. Clair, Michigan and the Alberger process. Used for the named product-line process, not foodservice pack size or batch provenance. Sodium comparisons and performance claims not adopted.

  5. Related business: Cargill Newark sea-salt operation Research / relationship · reviewed 2026-10-16

    An existing profile of a different Cargill facility and salt source. Newark is not identified as the production site for this box.

  6. Matching Diamond Crystal shelf-label photograph supplied by Art Our recorded observation · reviewed 2026-10-16

    Label reads DMCS KOSHER SALT FLAKES, 16 OZ, 5.99 and 37.4 cents per ounce; shelf item code 000136000005. Product name and size match the package. This clearer supplied label image replaces the wider shelf view; the earlier view also showed adjacent Diamond Crystal packaging. Store, currency denomination and capture date remain unconfirmed; the shelf item code is not treated as a verified package UPC.

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