French Grey Sea Salt (Sel Gris) 8 oz Chef's Jar

French Grey Sea Salt (Sel Gris) 8 oz Chef's JarThe Culinary Secret for Everyday Gourmet. Introduce your kitchen to one of the most revered cooking salts in the world: French Grey Sea Salt (Sel Gris). Hand harvested using traditional Celtic methods from the pristine, clay lined salt ponds of the Gurande region in Brittany, France, this unrefined salt takes its signature light grey color directly from the mineral rich clay it rests on. Unlike fragile finishing salts, Sel Gris is a hearty, moisture

The Culinary Secret for Everyday Gourmet. 

Introduce your kitchen to one of the most revered cooking salts in the world: French Grey Sea Salt (Sel Gris). Hand-harvested using traditional Celtic methods from the pristine, clay-lined salt ponds of the Guérande region in Brittany, France, this unrefined salt takes its signature light grey color directly from the mineral-rich clay it rests on. Unlike fragile finishing salts, Sel Gris is a hearty, moisture-rich cooking salt packed with trace minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium. It delivers a bold, complex salinity that holds up beautifully to high heat, making it the perfect approachable upgrade for roasting, baking, and grilling.

Ingredients:

French grey Sea salt. This product does not supply Iodide a necessary nutrient

Grain Size Usage:

• Fine Grain: Stone-ground to a finer texture, this grain is the ultimate premium replacement for everyday cooking salt. Because it retains its natural moisture, it melts beautifully into sauces, doughs, and everyday seasoning blends.

• Coarse Grain: Featuring dense, moisture-rich crystals, this size is perfect for creating robust spice rubs, encrusting prime cuts of meat before roasting, or adding to a specialized ceramic salt mill. Because Sel Gris retains natural ocean moisture, we recommend using a grinder with a ceramic mechanism to prevent corrosion.

Want to learn more about grain sizes? Read our Gourmet Salt Guide in the Flavor Lab.

The SF Salt Quality Standard:

• Unrefined Origin: 100% natural, hand-harvested using traditional Celtic methods.

• Mineral & Moisture Rich: Naturally grey, unwashed, and retaining its beneficial trace minerals and ocean moisture.

• Clean Label Promise: Kosher Certified, Organic compliant, non-GMO compliant, Gluten-free, BPA-free, Free of PFAS, non-bioengineered, Allergen-free, and Pesticide-free

• Zero Additives: Contains no additives, carriers, processing aids, and preservatives

• Kosher Certified: Meets strict dietary and technical compliance standards.

• Validated Quality: Sourced, processed, and packaged to SQF Food Safety and Quality code standard

Scaling Your Brand? (Wholesale & Bulk):

Elevate your bakery, restaurant, or commercial food line with an authentic, mineral-rich ingredient. We act as a strategic flavor partner for culinary artisans and batch manufacturers. You can purchase our French Grey Sea Salt (Sel Gris) directly on this page with free shipping on orders up to 400lbs or contact our customer service team to coordinate customized freight solutions for orders over 400lbs.

San Francisco Salt Company sources French Grey Sea Salt directly from the Guérande salt marshes of Brittany, the same region that produces Fleur de Sel. No processing, no bleaching, no additives. The grey is real. The minerals are real.