Sodium reduction in foods - possibilities and concepts

摘要

Sodium chloride or cooking salt (NaCl) is an all-purpose food stuff. One function is that salt preserves food by inhibiting the growth of bacteria through osmotic deprivation of water. Salt has essentially important sensory functions. Excessive consumption, however, may lead to high blood pressure.With adults, children and adolescents the connection between salt consumption and blood pressure has been investigated and identified. National and international health authorities consider the presently consumed daily quantity of salt in many countries of the world too high and recommend to reduce the quantity of salt to six grams per day.