On the back of my water bottle, a label states that there is both sodium and chloride, along with some other stuff. What are these things, why do they matter, and how come my water isn’t salty?

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I’ve been wondering this all my life. Please help.

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If there is no salt in the water, you won’t like the taste. You can buy this at the grocery store, it’s called triple distilled water.

If there is a little salt and minerals, the water tastes good.

If there is a ton of salt or minerals, the water tastes salty or “hard”.