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Why does celery taste salty?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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9y ago

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If celery is good quality, such as celery that is organically grown, it can have a salty or even a slightly sweet taste. I'm munching on some celery right now that tastes salty. No condiments required, and it is high in non-soluble fiber. I've even read that digesting celery burns more calories than it contains...

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Celery tastes salty because it naturally is. Celery has a high amount of sodium for a vegetable, but it is a source of natural sodium that may help with electrolyte balance.

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9y ago

Don't confuse celery (the vegetable- Apium graveolens) with celery salt.

Celery doesn't contain salt.

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12y ago

Because, it just does. Move on with your life - it can be celery-free, you know.

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celery naturally has salt in it, hence the taste...

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11y ago

It absorbs it from the soil. All veggies and herbs have some tiny amount of salt but celery has more than others.

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