Product profile · Fine sea salt with magnesium carbonate · Updated 2026-10-22
La Baleine Fine Sea Salt
French fine sea salt in a 750 g blue canister. The photographed formula lists sea salt and magnesium carbonate, with no herbs or flavorings. The package describes a Camargue origin and suggests everyday cooking, baking and table seasoning.
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The product at a glance
- Brand
- La Baleine
- Category
- Fine sea salt with magnesium carbonate
- Net weight
- 750 g / 26.5 oz
- UPC
- 079462002631
- Origin / packing information
- Product of France; the package identifies Camargue in southern France.
- Cooking test
- Not yet recorded
$5.39 photographed shelf price
Retailer unconfirmed · Matching Fine Sea Salt name, 26.5 oz size and UPC core. Tag prints $3.25/lb, 12/CS and 12/06/24; the printed date is not a verified photo or purchase date. Store, branch and checkout payment unknown. Not a current offer.
Who is behind the product?
La Baleine is a sea-salt brand of the Salins group. The supplied package names CSME, and the official site expands that name to Compagnie des Salins du Midi et des Salines de l’Est. The Clichy address is a business address; it does not identify the packing line for this container. Read the brand profile.
| Brand / named business | La Baleine — CSMEPackage gives 92–98 Boulevard Victor Hugo, 92115 Clichy, France. Package source |
|---|---|
| Company / brand group | Compagnie des Salins du Midi et des Salines de l’Est; Salins groupGroup and official legal pages identify the business and brand relationship. Brand source |
| Salt origin / production | Camargue, France — package statementNo batch-specific harvest site or physical packing plant is established. Package source |
| Physical manufacturer / packer | Not independently established for this containerFrench Food Exports appears in the distributor sheet’s manufacturer field; that field alone does not establish who harvested, processed or packed this unit. Distributor source |
| Importer / wholesale channels | Specific unit’s importer and supplier unconfirmedGFI item 164734 / supplier item 38002 is a catalog channel. The shelf separately prints UNFI EA 850859; neither proves this container’s chain of custody. Distributor source |
| Retailer | Store and branch unconfirmedNo retailer name appears on the supplied tag. Package source |
Ingredients, origin & label information
Sea Salt, Magnesium Carbonate.
Transcribed from the supplied package. Magnesium carbonate is included; this is not recorded as additive-free salt. A distributor sheet for the same UPC also lists magnesium oxide and yellow prussiate of soda. Those additional ingredients are not on the photographed label and are not substituted into this formula. Version equivalence remains unconfirmed. Package source
The package links the sea salt to Camargue. The supplier and origin of magnesium carbonate, the precise harvest site for this unit and the physical packing line are not identified. CSME’s Clichy address is a business address.
| Package size | Net weight 26.5 oz (1 lb, 10.5 oz), 750 g.Package source |
|---|---|
| Nutrition as printed | 535 servings; serving 1/4 tsp (1.4 g). Calories 0; total fat 0 g (0% DV); sodium 650 mg (24% DV); total carbohydrate 0 g (0% DV); protein 0 g. Sodium amount and percentage are retained exactly as printed, without recalculation.Package source |
| Conflicting distributor data | The same-UPC distributor sheet gives sodium 540 mg / 23% DV and additional anti-caking ingredients. The photographed label remains the source for this container; the discrepancy is unresolved.Distributor source |
| Iodide statement | The front states that this salt does not supply iodide.Package source |
| Package dietary statements | The label states gluten free and kosher for Passover and displays an OU-P mark. A current product-specific certification record was not independently checked.Package source |
| Shelf Non GMO marking | Non GMO appears on the photographed shelf tag. It is not treated as independently verified product certification.Package source |
| Identifiers and printed codes | UPC 079462002631 passes its check digit. 62437/K is printed below it. Neither code establishes a harvest date.Package source |
| Batch/date information | The printed upper-panel code appears as LA 26601238. Its purpose and date encoding are unconfirmed.Package source |
| Storage instruction | The label directs storage in a dry place.Package source |
Prices & where to buy
| Seller / evidence | Price | Date / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Retailer unconfirmedPhotographed shelf price | $5.39$0.72 / 100 g, calculated | Recorded 2026-10-22; observation date unknownMatching Fine Sea Salt name, 26.5 oz size and UPC core. Tag prints $3.25/lb, 12/CS and 12/06/24; the printed date is not a verified photo or purchase date. Store, branch and checkout payment unknown. Not a current offer. Package source |
These observations concern the 750 g package. They are not current offers or a ranking; shipping, tax, seller and timing can differ.
Official Fine Sea Salt page · GFI wholesale product sheet · Contact La Baleine
Cooking with it
The package recommends the fine grind for cooking, baking and seasoning. The official page also suggests table use with salads and meat.
Our kitchen notes
No Gaucho cooking or tasting test has been recorded. Future notes can record measured quantities, dish and texture in use.
The photographed package
Five supplied clean photographs reproduced unchanged: front, UPC/origin, package story, nutrition/ingredients and shelf tag. The price tag is an observation, not a checkout receipt.
Still to establish
- Confirm retailer, branch, capture/purchase date and actual checkout price.
- Resolve the label versus same-UPC distributor ingredient and sodium differences, including the printed sodium amount and percentage.
- Confirm the meaning of LA 26601238 and 62437/K and any relevant lot/date details.
- Establish this unit’s physical producer/packer, importer and magnesium-carbonate supplier/origin.
- Verify current certification directly if needed, and record a kitchen test before adding a verdict.
Profile history
- 2026-10-22
Added to Salt Guide with five unchanged supplied photos, matching UPC and photographed $5.39 shelf price. CSME/Salins brand record created; distributor formula/nutrition mismatch flagged and package wording preserved.
Future purchases and label changes will be recorded here rather than replacing earlier observations.
Sources & evidence
- Photographed Fine Sea Salt frontChecked 2026-10-22 · 750 g / 26.5 oz; harvested in France; iodide statement. Supplied photograph unchanged.
- Photographed UPC and origin panelChecked 2026-10-22 · UPC 079462002631; printed 62437/K; Product of France. Supplied photograph unchanged.
- Photographed Camargue and cooking panelChecked 2026-10-22 · Package describes Camargue in southern France and fine-ground cooking, baking and seasoning uses. These are maker statements.
- Photographed nutrition, ingredients and business panelChecked 2026-10-22 · Sea Salt, Magnesium Carbonate. 535 servings; 1/4 tsp (1.4 g); sodium printed 650 mg and 24% DV. La Baleine CSME, Clichy address; gluten-free and kosher-for-Passover statements. Printed code appears LA 26601238; meaning unconfirmed.
- Photographed $5.39 shelf tagChecked 2026-10-22 · Fine Sea Salt, 26.5 oz; $5.39, $3.25 per pound, 12/CS. Code 7946200263 matches the UPC core; UNFI EA 850859 and Non GMO also printed. Printed date 12/06/24 is not treated as the capture or purchase date; store unknown.
- La Baleine — Fine sea saltChecked 2026-10-22 · Official fine-salt description and cooking uses; no current price or full US pack formula supplied on this page.
- La Baleine — Legal mentionsChecked 2026-10-22 · Official site identifies Compagnie des Salins du Midi et des Salines de l’Est (CSME) and its Clichy registered office. A registered office does not locate the packing plant.
- Salins IAA — Our groupChecked 2026-10-22 · Salins names La Baleine among its brands; group history and salt-production business, not a batch traceability record.
- La Baleine — Contact SalinsChecked 2026-10-22 · Official Clichy business contact; no inquiry sent or terms obtained.
- Gourmet Foods International — item 164734 sell sheetChecked 2026-10-22 · Same unit UPC 079462002631, manufacturer field French Food Exports, item 38002, case listed 12/26 OZ. Lists additional anti-caking agents and sodium 540 mg / 23% DV, differing from the supplied label. This catalog field does not prove the physical manufacturer or supplier of this unit.
Gaucho Provisions develops its own salts and seasonings. This is a researched profile of another brand’s product, not a Gaucho offer for sale. No rating or tasting verdict is assigned.