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Salt as far as I know is the only mineral (non plant) spice we use, it's purpose is to enhance taste. There is a common confusion between salt (sodium chloride

by givan 9y ago

Salt as far as I know is the only mineral (non plant) spice we use, it's purpose is to enhance taste. There is a common confusion between salt (sodium chloride) and sodium, many falsely believing salt is not used only for taste but it's essential for health. Sodium is a vital element that is found in almost all plants and animals and there is no need for an extra sodium intake because our food has plenty. Sodium and potassium balance in the body is essential for cell physiology and our health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%2B/K%2B-ATPase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%2B/K%2B-ATPase I don't add salt in my food and avoid products with salt for more than a year, "heavy food" doesn't feel as heavy, my skin is not as dry as before and looks better and injuries seem to heal faster.

vixen99 9y ago
its purpose
godmodus 9y ago
human habits include many activities that consume a lot of water too - if you drink alcohol, salt consumption on that day/night is a must! i find adding some soysauce to a cup of water and chugging that before bed takes care of most side effects. and food does taste better with salt added, i must admit, esp. meat.
- gosheroo 9y ago
  >food does taste better with salt added Right, so the mode of intake matters, not just the salt itself. For example one could eat bland (unsalted) food and drink salt water later which would produce less pleasure for the same quantity of sodium consumed. So there might be different physiological effects.
  - godmodus 9y ago
    taste + pleasure centers in the brain. used to be useful when we were huntergatherers! these days, it's just nice for food to taste good!
SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago
Ammonium Chloride is also used. Indian cooking uses it as an ingredient in chaat masala, and the Nordics use it to flavor licorice to make salmiakki. It's typically called noshader or sal ammoniac if you're looking for it in a market. It's still a salt, but a salt of ammonia instead of sodium. And very different in flavor.

by givan 9y ago

vixen99 9y ago

its purpose

godmodus 9y ago

human habits include many activities that consume a lot of water too - if you drink alcohol, salt consumption on that day/night is a must! i find adding some soysauce to a cup of water and chugging that before bed takes care of most side effects. and food does taste better with salt added, i must admit, esp. meat.

gosheroo 9y ago
>food does taste better with salt added Right, so the mode of intake matters, not just the salt itself. For example one could eat bland (unsalted) food and drink salt water later which would produce less pleasure for the same quantity of sodium consumed. So there might be different physiological effects.
- godmodus 9y ago
  taste + pleasure centers in the brain. used to be useful when we were huntergatherers! these days, it's just nice for food to taste good!

SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago

Ammonium Chloride is also used. Indian cooking uses it as an ingredient in chaat masala, and the Nordics use it to flavor licorice to make salmiakki. It's typically called noshader or sal ammoniac if you're looking for it in a market. It's still a salt, but a salt of ammonia instead of sodium. And very different in flavor.