Salt substitute, in particular granular, crystalline or pulverulent and preferably for use as garnish salt or salt substitute, which contains30 to 90 wt % sodium chloride or a mixture of sodium chloride and potassium chloride in a weight ratio of 1:2 to 2:1,10 to 70 wt % of a combination of at least one carbon dioxide carrier and at least one acid carrier andoptionally up to 20 wt % of further additives,wherein the carbon dioxide carrier is selected from sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate (potash), potassium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, aluminium carbonate, aluminium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium carbamate, hartshorn salt and mixtures of the above andthe at least one acid carrier is selected from sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP), monocalcium phosphate monohydrate (MCPM), anhydrous monocalcium phosphate (AMCP), all further hyd rates of monocalcium phosphate, d icalcium p hosphate dihydrate (DCPD), all further hydrates of dicalcium phosphate, sodium aluminium sulphate (SAS), sodium aluminium phosphate (SALP), calcium magnesium aluminium phosphate, calcium polyphosphate, calcium pyrophosphate, magnesium polyphosphate, magnesium pyrophosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, citric acid, fumaric acid, aspartic acid, tartaric acid, cream of tartar (potassium hydrogen tartrate), glucono-delta-lactone (GDL), sodium hydrogen citrate, lactic acid and mixtures of the above.
