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98 % of the salts used in foods is sodium chloride.
Also used are KCl (for some ill persons) and many food additives as: sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate, sodium sorbate, sodium citrate, sodium saccharinate, sodium acetate, sodium benzoate, sodium glutamate etc.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe most important is sodium chloride, NaCl. Rarely used is potassium chloride.
Other salts are used as food additives or drugs.
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What are edible salts?
sea salt
Are all salts safe to eat?
Even table salt is harmful if too much is consumed.
Is any Epsom salts edible?
Epsom salt can be used as a drug (internally) but it is not a food.
What are non - edible salts?
Examples are: sodium nitrate, silver chloride, uranyl nitrate, cobalt chloride etc.
Inorganic calcium salts?
Some calcium salts are organic, some calcium salts are inorganic.
Do salts readily dissolve in water?
This is not mandatory: some salts are very soluble, some salts are very insoluble.
Why some salts get crystallized?
All salts are crystallized.
Is crystalline salts are shiny or not?
Some salts are shiny.
Why are salts insoluble?
Only some salts are insoluble.
Is bamboo edible?
Bamboo is edible in some forms.
Why mushroom is edible and fungus are not?
Fungus and mushrooms can be eaten and some are edible but some are not.
Is reed edible?
The reed is not edible, but some species of reed have edible tuberous roots.
