Why Does Salt Make Food Taste Better?
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SciShow is supported by Skillshare. [♩INTRO] In the food world, salt is kind of a superhero. Without it, french fries are bland, potato chips are boring, and chocolate chip cookies lose their pop. And that’s because salt doesn’t just make things salty—it has lots of effects on flavor perception. In fact, if you’re thinking about using a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, a pinch of salt might actually work better. At the most basic level, humans like salt because we need it to survive. Salt as we know it—which is usually sodium in the form of sodium chloride—is an essential nutrient. You use sodium ions for everything from communication between your neurons to managing your blood pressure. But your body can’t just make sodium...
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SciShow is supported by Skillshare. [♩INTRO] In the food world, salt is kind of a superhero. Without it, french fries are bland, potato chips are boring, and chocolate chip cookies lose their pop. And that’s because salt doesn’t just make things salty—it has lots of effects on flavor perception. In fact, if you’re thinking about using a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, a pinch of salt might actually work better. At the most basic level, humans like salt because we need it to survive. Salt as we know it—which is usually sodium in the form of sodium chloride—is an essential nutrient. You use sodium ions for everything from communication between your neurons to managing your blood pressure. But your body can’t just make sodium...
