Kitchen salt is a type of mineral that can make food taste salty. However, does salt have an expiration date (expired)?
According to the page, Leaf.tv, rupanya beberapa garam yang dipasarkan di supermarket biasanya diberi tanggal “sebelum digunakan”. This is because the date on the salt package is simply because supermarkets will not provide the product without a date expired.
Sedangkan alasan lain menyantumkan tanggal “terbaik sebelum” (best before) because the distinctive taste of salt will disappear over time. Especially if the salt is stored for too long in the wrong way it will cause a different or less delicious taste.
In addition, table salt is formulated in the laboratory with an unlimited shelf life, also have the best date before consumption, you know. Due during the production process, iodine and anti-clotting substances are added to it.
Expiration and best before dates are set for quality, not for food safety, in the second sense they are only a guide.
Pure Salt
Pure salt is claimed not to rot, because usually what causes rotting food is caused by production that is carried out organically.
Mushroom, yeast, and bacteria of all kinds can eat it. Natural enzymes begin to break down food into compost over time. However, neither of these applies to salt.
In fact, salt interferes with and prevents microbial activity, that is why salt is widely used as a preservative.
Sea salt
Different from pure salt, in this sea salt the condition can decrease. Because sea salt is different, this type is not formulated in the laboratory.
In fact seawater contains a lot of other minerals and aquatic life which all put impurities in the salt. The dirt can cause the sea salt to change taste or smell. However, sea salt will not rot, you know!
Sea salt does not contain anti-clumping ingredients like table salt, even though it draws moisture from the air. When compared, Table salt can absorb odors and tastes from the steamy kitchen air, which hardens into lumps due to moisture.
Anyway, some sea salt also appears to contain mold spores, which could be more problematic. However, salt attracts moisture, so that the fungal spores will not develop.
If you add this salt to food, the spores will die before you eat.
Unfortunately, if used to preserve vegetables or preserve meat, fungal spores present in salt can contaminate food.
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