(09-01-2024, 10:09 PM)727Sky Wrote: Animals and ancient people seem to have placed great value on salt... All things in moderation Padawan ?
salt or i should say sodium chloride is a critical mineral for for normal body function not just for taste.
i doubt very seriously ancient people before age of reason knew that salt / sodium chloride was combination of two electrolytes
and needed for good hydration, muscle, and nerve function. the greeks and romans may have had a little knowledge about it as well as the chinese. but i think it is more likely what they knew was how it could be used for in food preparation/ preservation and not the need for it in our health.
before those civilizations, i think it was the taste that drove humans along with animals for the search of the mineral by instinct.
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