How can fast food often contain so much salt, without tasting salty at all?

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How can fast food often contain so much salt, without tasting salty at all?

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Answer 1

Not directly related to fast food, but Frito Lay was working on hollow salt crystals to season their chips and snacks with so it tastes salty on the exterior but is actually slightly lower in sodium than traditional salt would make it seem.