Epsom salt it is edible, but only in small quantities.
Salt in itself is not dangerous. The body actually needs some salt to survive. Salt has been used in the past to preserve food, it does this by removing the water in the food which is needed for bacteria to grow.
Yes. Table salt (sodium chloride) is a stable compound, but it is obviously not wise to pour loads of salt on your food, as it can cause harm to your body.
Rock salt is not as pure. There is often foreign material left from when they scraped it up from the ground. Food grade salt is much cleaner and it includs iodine which is there to prevent thyroid problems. You can still get coarse salt that is considered "food grade". If you are using it to melt snow use the rock salt its cheaper and the larger grains give better traction
Sodium Phosphate is a term that refers to any sodium salt of phosphoric acid. It is a food additive and is generally considered safe for food consumption.
No, it is not safe to use water softener salt to cure meat. Water softener salt is not food grade and may contain impurities that are harmful if consumed. It is important to use curing salts that are specifically designed for food preservation when curing meat.
salt is in food to give it a flavour. It is also a preservative when put on food.
No, baby food does not contain salt.
Sure Or you could use almost any other common source of salt (Sodium Chloride). Rock Salt, icemelt salt, water softener salt. Keep in mind: There are two types of table salt. Iodized and non-iodized. You would get purer crystals using non-iodized salt than using iodized salt, but perhaps it wouldn't make a big difference. "No-Salt" is typically Potassium Choloride. It is a different type of salt. Looking at photos, it looks like they both make a cubic crystal, but perhaps they would be different. You could also easily grow sugar crystals. Epson Salt is Magnesium Sulfate and will also work. Each substance may give slightly different crystals.
Yes, it's safe to salt eggs before cooking them.
it's not in either food group salt is a mineral
Each food has his specific concentration of salt.
yes salt removes water from food