Food product in the form of a compacted insert (11) or a similar, dimensionally stable tablet containing a crystalline food, in particular salt, or constituted by the crystalline food, in which the insert (11) or the tablet comprises a multiplicity of grains or granules of the crystalline food, in particular manufactured or manufactured by mixing a loose crystalline food, present in the form of grains or granules, with edible additives, selected from spices or herbs, and pressing without moisture and / or without the addition of a binder or adhesive to give the compacted insert (11) or the tablet, dimensionally stable.Producto alimenticio en forma de un plaquita (11) compactada o una pastilla semejante, dimensionalmente estable, que contiene un alimento cristalino, en particular sal, o constituida por el alimento cristalino, en el que la plaquita (11) o la pastilla comprende una multiplicidad de granos o granulados del alimento cristalino, en particular fabricada o fabricable mezclando un alimento cristalino suelto, presente en forma de granos o de granulados, con aditivos comestibles, seleccionados de especias o hierbas, y prensando sin aporte de humedad y/o sin adición de un aglutinante o adhesivo para dar la plaquita (11) compactada o la pastilla, dimensionalmente estable.