As an alternative to salt, this is not it - despite its claims that it is a good equivalent to salt. There needs to be a lot of it in order to add flavour to the item, especially if the item is mild tasting to begin with - like chicken. There is not enough unami ingredients in it to create that wow effect. It may even alter the flavour if enough of the seasoning is in it, which may be problematic if that was not the intention. As is, it creates a complex lemony taste that can work for certain dishes. It is fine as another seasoning mix. It just is not the salt substitute that it strives to be.

My husband has heart issues and is on a sodium free diet. We've tried everything on the market to use as flavouring for food that doesn't have salt in it and so far Mrs. Dash has come up the winner. I do find it rather pricey though. Now that the salt shaker has been put to the back of the spice cupboard I've also been using a lot of onions and garlic as well. For me, Mrs. Dash is a convenient way to take our spice with us when we go out for dinner or we're travelling.