Objectives were to determine the effects of an industry-typical (Control) and 3 “gourmet” (Grey sea, Pink rock,and unrefined Rock) salts on the processing yields and shelf-life of moisture-enhanced pork loins. Loins (n=41)were injected with a brine formulated to deliver 0.32 g/100 g of salt in the final product. Twelve loins wereselected from each treatment to be cut into chops to undergo 6 d of retail display. Control-injected loins hadgreater (P≤.01) brine uptake and retention than loins injected with Pink or Rock brines, with Grey-injectedloins being intermediate. Control-injected loin chops had reduced (P≤.02) reflectance ratio compared with allother treatments and were redder (P≤.02) than Grey- and Pink-injected chops. At 3, 4, 5, and 6 d of display,control-injected loin chops had greater (P≤.05) hue angle than all other treatments. There was no difference invisual discoloration among salt treatments until 4 d, at which point loin chops injected with control brine weremore (P < .01) discolored than the other treatments throughout the remainder of the display period. These datasuggest high purity salt improves brine retention, but may reduce color stability of moisture-enhanced porkloins.