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salt-minedThe term salt in reference to seasoning of food mainly refers to sodium chloride or more commonly called table salt.

There are two sources of table salt:

1. Mined Salt

This salt is harvested by forcing water into a mine to create brine (salt/water mix). The brine is then evaporated leaving cubes of salt.

Mined salt is used to create different varieties. For information see, BRINE: SALT VARIETIES.

2. Sea Salt

Salt schemistry12eparated from sea water by evaporation of the water. This process is more costly than the mining process.  Sea salt is is usually  less refined than other salts.  Depending on where the  seawater is collected, sea salt contains different minerals mixed with sodium chloride. For information about the varieties of sea salt, see  SEA SALT VARIETIES.