Essential mineral for us
In our life salt is also one important thing. Because it is essential in food preparation. It is a mineral. It is one of the sodium chloride(Nacl) combinations. The colour of sodium is white. Colour of chlorin is mixtrue of green and yellow. Chlorin dissolves in water and evaborates in air.
Common salt produced by using sea water. Taking some amount of sea water and isolated in salt farms like lakhs. That heats by sunlight continously. Finally that becomes salt. Then many purifications are doing to make pure salt.
Sodium bicarbonate(NaHCO3) is one type of salt. It is commonly known as baking soda. It is also used as a fertilizer and used for making crackers.
Human body wants enough salt. If body losses excess amount of salt that causes vomiting, excess of sweating, and frequent urge of urine passing. Enough salt balances by electoral mixture.
If salt level increases in body that causes frequent thirsty and frequent of urine passing. Because excess of salt dissolves in urine.
Part in food
Salt enhances the taste of food. If level increase, total food spoiled also. Aged people should take minimum amount salt. Because it causes blood pressure, heart problems.
packet foods and pickles used sodium and salt for preservation.
These food varities are very tasty but not good for health.
Benefits of Salt
If throat problem, using salt water for gargling. In all tooth pastes, some amount of salt is there. It saves the gums. Bathing and washing soaps have some amount of salt. That used for removing dirt.
One research said, every person takes excess 48% of salt as one want. Enough salt is good fof maintaining health.
Idoin salt is best for avoid thyroid gland problems. Government also recommends this salt.
Salt and Culture
In tamil culture, salt is the symbol of food and thankfulness. Bible quotes salt in many pages.
For example
"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men."
In this text, salt used as a symbol of utility.
But In the case of salt, excess of use also spoil some thing.
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