Salt is not only used for cooking and flavoring foods but it is also used in the production of chemicals, textiles, water treatment as well as pharmaceuticals.
Here are 8 fun facts about salt:
Fun Facts About Salt:
1. Was salt really once used as a currency?
Do you know salt was once considered so much valuable that it was used as a currency. Sometimes Roman soldiers were paid in salt and it was called as "salary".
2. Do you know salt is used to add flavor to sweet foods?
Yes, it's true the sweet foods that you enjoy eating such as chocolates, toffees and caramels contains salt. Although they are sweet foods but small amount of salt is added to these foods to enhance the flavor and create a more complex flavor profile. In fact, you'll be surprised to know that some chocolate brands import salt from exotic locations like Himalayan mountains in order to add unique flavor to their chocolates and products.
3. Does salt contains water?
Table salt contains small amount of water. 1 cup of table salt contains 0.5 g of water while 100 g of table salt contains 0.2 g of water and 1 teaspoon of table salt contains 0.01 g of water.
4. Does salt also contains calcium?
1 cup of table salt contains 70 mg of calcium while 100 g of salt contains 24 mg of calcium and 1 teaspoon of salt contains 1.4 mg of calcium.
5. Salt can be used for cleaning?
Salt can be used to clean as well as deodorize a variety of household items For instance, you can use a mixture of salt and vinegar to clean and shine copper and brass items such as door handles, candlesticks, picture frames, decorative objects, pots, pans, vases, bowls, kitchen utensils, shower heads, jewelry and accessories. Moreover, you can make a paste of salt and lemon juice and use it to remove the stains from cutting boards.
6. What is pink salt?
Pink salt is pink in color because in addition to sodium chloride it also contains small amount of iron oxide and other minerals. Main difference between pink salt and table salt is very simple. Pink salt contains minerals while minerals are especially removed from table salt.
7. Why is pink salt considered better than the table salt?
Pink salt is often marketed as a healthier alternative to table salt because it contains minerals as well as trace elements such as calcium, zinc and magnesium that are considered as beneficial for your health.
8. What is table salt?
Table salt is the most common type of salt used in households. It is also called as "iodized salt" or "refined salt" and it has been processed in order to remove minerals as well as impurities and it's pure sodium chloride salt with some amount of iodine in it. Iodine is added in this salt during processing so it's called as iodized salt. Iodine is added to table salt as a nutrient supplement because in many parts of the world, iodine deficiency is a common health problem. To treat this deficiency, salt is iodized.
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