Here are the rankings broken down by individual category. Note that in the West Coast tests, I spared my guinea pigs the trauma of Nu-Salt and added a Sicilian sea salt called Ittica d'Or.
| Finger Test |
| Maldon | 8.13 |
| M. Gilles Hervy Fleur de Sel | 8.00 |
| Big Tree Farms | 6.75 |
| Camargue Fleur de Sel | 6.63 |
| Morton Kosher | 5.75 |
| Rayida | 5.50 |
| La Baleine | 4.25 |
| Iodized Diamond | 3.50 |
| Nu-Salt | 1.00 |
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Cucumber Test |
| Maldon | 7.25 |
| M. Gilles Hervy Fleur de Sel | 6.88 |
| Morton Kosher | 5.88 |
| Camargue Fleur de Sel | 5.75 |
| Ravida | 5.38 |
| Big Tree Farms | 5.13 |
| La Baleine | 3.63 |
| Iodized Diamond | 2.50 |
| Nu-Salt | -5.50 |
| |
Pasta Test |
| Morton Kosher | 8.00 |
| La Baleine | 7.29 |
| M. Gilles Hervy Fleur de Sel | 6.00 |
| Camargue Fleur de Sel | 6.00 |
| Ravida | 5.86 |
| Big Tree Farms | 5.71 |
| Maldon | 5.14 |
| Iodized Diamond | 2.00 |
| Nu-Salt | 1.43 |
| |
| French Fry Test |
| Maldon | 7.83 |
| M. Gilles Hervy Fleur de Sel | 7.67 |
| Morton Kosher | 7.50 |
| Camargue Fleur de Sel | 7.00 |
| La Baleine | 6.67 |
| Ittica d'Or | 5.67 |
| Iodized Diamond | 5.67 |
| Big Tree Farms | 5.50 |
| Ravida | 5.17 |
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Steak Test |
| Maldon | 8.20 |
| Camargue Fleur de Sel | 7.80 |
| Morton Kosher | 7.40 |
| Ittica d'Or | 7.00 |
| M. Gilles Hervy Fleur de Sel | 7.00 |
| Big Tree Farms | 7.00 |
| La Baleine | 6.20 |
| Iodized Diamond | 5.80 |
| Ravida | 5.20 |
