Why does salt make food taste better?

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Why does salt make food taste better?

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Answer 1

Salt is made of sodium and chlorine which can easily dissolve into sodium and chlorine ions, which do a good job of binding with food molecules that may be particularly bitter. This means instead of you tasting the bitterness of the food, salt ensures the food molecules that would bind with your bitter taste receptors aren’t able to do so anymore and the food overall now tastes better to you