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		globular-toast on July 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Food companies ‘sweetened the world’ and increased... Nah, salt isn't optional. It's totally possible to eat well and enjoy it. In my experience, people who are afraid of salt usually consume tons of hidden salt in things they don't make themselves.

JohnFen on July 15, 2023 [–]

It's optional in the sense that it isn't required in order to successfully produce a loaf of bread. Same with sugar.

Bread certainly tastes a whole lot better with salt, which is why it's used, but that doesn't make it mandatory.

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