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Can salt expire

Updated: 10/6/2023
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9y ago

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Short answer: No, salt is a preservative.

Long answer: Going bad means that it has become unsuitable for human consumption. Due to an infestation of microbes or contamination with a toxin. It is unlikely that any organism can live on salt alone (salt tends to disrupt the cellular membranes of microbes and parasites). Salt, like other things, can be contaminated with toxins that may make it unsuitable for consumption, e.g. if you dropped rat poison into salt.

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16y ago
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13y ago

No, provided it is kept dry it should last indefinitely.

However it may clump or cake a little, this can be resolved with a little firm shaking or tapping.

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9y ago

Salt doesn't expire but must be maintained in a dry, tight closed bottle.

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11y ago

No. Salt does not spoil. Please note that it is not mixed IN the ice cream, but is used to melt ice to reach low temperatures needed to freeze ice cream.

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15y ago

No. Salt does not expire.

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14y ago

YES It Can Go Bad

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12y ago

yes by a lot

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