Croatia gets another protected product – Paska sol

Paska sol (Pag Salt) is the latest Croatian product to be added to the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI), the European Commission announced, as reported by tportal.

The protection covers two products: fine sea salt and “flower of salt”.

The fine sea salt ‘Paska sol’ is non-ground sea salt obtained from the sea water of the Pag Bay which continuously pours into an evaporation pool system until it crystallizes in the Pag island salt pans, whereas the flower of salt ‘Paska sol’ is a product of the initial phase of manufacture of fine sea salt and has a slightly sweetish taste.

Pag salt pans are isolated from heavy industry or agricultural activity, and the sea water at the Pag Bay has very low concentration of heavy metals, much lower than the average for the Mediterranean Sea.

Croatia has 22 agricultural and food products protected in the same way.

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Paška sol

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