Salt is associated mainly with salty taste. We think about it when we want to salt potatoes or soup and we suddenly find out that we just run out of it. It is easily available and cheap. Salt is everywhere. It has been calculated that salt as a chemical raw material is present in over 14 thousands of products.
Sodium chloride is also used to soften water in the industrial plants (salt tablets), in tanning industry to preserve leather, to dye fabrics and in the production of cosmetics.
In winter, salt is used on roads, yards and pavements to melt snow and ice.
Salt is the most popular spice in our kitchens. It is a key to good taste, fragrance and look of most dishes. Some of its applications related to cooking are as follows:
- salt is used for food preservation (mainly meat, fish and cheese), because it limits bacteria growth or even blocks it completely when used in bigger quantities,
- salt enables to highlight the taste of a dish and its other ingredients, it is a background for other ingredients,
- salt influences a color of the dish and its aroma, also in sweet dishes,
- salt balances the impact of yeast and is necessary in baking processes,
- salt prevents from the loss of mineral salts when cooking vegetables.
Salt serves also as an addition to feed or is used directly in blocks or salt licks for cattle and other livestock. It improves appetite and digestion of animals.
Around 70% of salt is used in the chemical industry. Salt is a raw material for the production of metallic sodium, sodium sulfate, soda, chlorine, salt acid, lye, chlorinated lime. These substances are used for the production of synthetic fibre, plastics, paper, dyes, soap, medicines, disinfection agents and many other products.
Around 70% of salt is used in the chemical industry. Salt is a raw material for the production of metallic sodium, sodium sulfate, soda, chlorine, salt acid, lye, chlorinated lime. These substances are used for the production of synthetic fibre, plastics, paper, dyes, soap, medicines, disinfection agents and many other products.
Sodium chloride is also used to soften water in the industrial plants (salt tablets), in tanning industry to preserve leather, to dye fabrics and in the production of cosmetics.
In winter, salt is used on roads, yards and pavements to melt snow and ice.