Salts and food fibres
Industrial salt in tablets
Industrial salt in tablets
Salt is a dietary mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride and is essential for life.
It is of crystal structure and color varies from white through pale pink to grayish, depending on origin and way of obtaining it.
The story of salt is one of the oldest in the history of mankind and very much linked to development of our culture and civilization. 3 000 years ago, our ancestors knew to appreciate it as it ensured their survival and created living space. Humans settled where they were able to find salt.
Very quickly, salt has become the foundation of the booming trade and creation of power – it is an interesting fact that once the most powerful forces of the world, the
Habsburg monarchy, exercised over one fifth of its national product just by production of salt.
Salt is one of the most valuable natural materials and has variety of purposes – improving taste of food, chemically pure pharmaceutical salt for infusion, salt for sprinkling roads in winter conditions and as a strategic resource for the industry.
Salt is the base for about 10 000 products in various industries.
Before refrigeration was possible, back 200 years ago, salt was the only mean of preserving and conserving food.
There are 3 kinds of salt according to method of getting it: rock salt, sea salt and salt cooked. Rock salt in form of powder or tablets is most commonly used for industrial purposes.
CAS: 7647-14-5 Molecular formula: NaCl Molecular mass: 58,443 g mol−1
