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Did you know?

• In a hard water area, using a water softener actually reduces greenhouse gases in an amount equivalent to getting a car off the road for an entire year!

• The body is an excellent regulator of proportion : It has about 100 grams of salt for every 40 kilos of weight. So when it grows from 40 kilos to 50 kilos, the salt in the body goes up from approx. 100 to 125 grams.

• Salinity of the oceans varies from around 3,2% to 4%. Low salinities occur in polar seas, particularly during the summer season when ice melts (Baltic Sea 0,5%). High salinity coincides with the continental deserts. The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf located in the desert region (very little rainfall, high evaporation) show the highest salinity of all 4 % and the Mediterranean Sea 3,8%. The Dead Sea is 24% saline.

• A salt lick is a pressed block of salt which is placed out for the use of farm animals (cattle, horses) and wildlife (deer, moose).

• Salt became attached to symbolism and superstition over the course of human history. Salt was used as a preservative and, in this sense, began to symbolise life and the avoidance of decay. It became a sign of hospitality, trust and friendship because of its high price.

• Sweat contains between 2,25 to 3,4 grams of salt per liter. The rate of perspiration of a continuous effort on a hot day can easily average 1 liter per hour. Much salt can be lost through sweat on a hot day !

• Ants prefer salty snacks to sugary ones. Read article from e! Science News.

• Some animals like seabirds, reptiles and sharks have a salt gland for excreting excess salts.

• Hundreds of salt deposits were recently discovered on Mars. Read article from National Geographic.

• The five specific tastes received by gustatory receptors in the mouth are salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami (savory, meaty in Japanese).