saltworksPrivate Selection · Coarse salt
Coarse Sea Salt
A 13.26 oz (376 g) shaker from Mariano’s, documented with package photographs and a $3.99 shelf tag. The label names sea salt as its only ingredient; the actual producer remains unknown.
Last evidence review: · Permanent record product-0005
What we know
Labels, business claims and observations are attributed separately. Unknown details stay open.
- Texture
- Coarse granules, as printed on the label Label information [package]
- Package size
- 13.26 oz (376 g), as printed; shaker jar Label information [package]
- Ingredients (label transcription)
- SEA SALT. Label information [package]
- Barcode
- 011110150356 (UPC-A, photographed package). The shelf and retailer use item code 0001111015035. Label information [package] [shelf] [retailer-listing]
- Salt origin
- The label says made from sea brine but gives no country or saltworks. Mariano’s uses “Mediterranean” in a product bullet; this is a retailer claim, not a verified origin for this jar. Research / relationship [package] [retailer-listing]
- Harvesting & processing
- The package describes coarse granules made from sea brine. Harvesting location, evaporation method, refining and packing processes are not established. Label information [package]
- Brand owner
- The Kroger Co. identifies Private Selection as one of its own brands. This does not identify the physical manufacturer. Business claim [brand]
- Producer
- Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
- Actual manufacturer / packer
- Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
- Importer
- Unknown — not established in the reviewed evidence.
- Distributor
- THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 — named as distributor on this package. This does not establish who manufactured the jar or supplied this store’s stock. Label information [package]
- Retailer of this purchase
- Mariano’s, as identified by Art. Branch/location and purchase date were not supplied. Our recorded observation [art]
Observed price
Art identifies Mariano’s as the retailer. The shelf tag matches the product name, 13.26 oz size and retailer item code. The exact observation date and store branch are unconfirmed.
- 3.99 USD · 13.26 oz (376 g)
Photographed shelf price. Store: Mariano’s — branch unconfirmed. Observed: date unconfirmed; recorded in this guide: 2026-10-16. [shelf] [art]
Historical observations, not a current offer. Shelf tags do not prove a purchase; the evidence-review date is not the purchase date.
Package evidence
In the kitchen
Mariano’s suggests rubs, seasoning and finishing vegetables, meats or desserts. These are retailer serving suggestions, not a firsthand cooking test.
Firsthand notes
No firsthand tasting or cooking notes have been supplied.
Sources & verification
- Package photographs supplied by Art Label information · reviewed 2026-10-16
Three views document Coarse Sea Salt, 13.26 oz (376 g), ingredient SEA SALT., the sea-brine wording, distributor and printed UPC-A 011110150356. Published unchanged as supplied; capture date and prior editing history unrecorded.
- Mariano’s shelf-tag photograph Our recorded observation · reviewed 2026-10-16
Tag reads PRSL COARSE SEA SALT, 13.26 OZ, item code 0001111015035 and 3.99. Art identifies Mariano’s. Amount recorded as USD in the US retailer context; branch and observation date unknown. The tag does not prove payment.
- Art’s accompanying store identification Our recorded observation · reviewed 2026-10-16
Art supplied the photographs on 16 October 2026 and identified Mariano’s. Submission date is not treated as the purchase or shelf-observation date.
- Mariano’s: Coarse Sea Salt Shaker, 13.26 oz Business claim · reviewed 2026-10-16
Lists the matching size and item code, ingredient Sea Salt, sea-brine description and serving suggestions. One bullet says Mediterranean, absent from the photographed label. No source country, saltworks or physical manufacturer established. Web price and selected website store are not used as this purchase’s price/location evidence.
- Kroger: Our Brands Business claim · reviewed 2026-10-16
Identifies Private Selection among Kroger’s own brands; no actual manufacturer established.
- Salina Sol: Sea salt guide Research / relationship · reviewed 2026-10-16
Background on sea salt and sourced producer profiles, not evidence that this jar comes from any listed producer.
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