Question

The main use of salt in the diet is to:
A.Makes the taste of food better
B.Produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food
C.Ease the process of cooking
D.Increase the solubility of food particles in water

Answer 1

Hint: In chemistry, salt is mainly made up of positively charged ions known as cations and negatively charged ions known as anions. Salt is an ionic compound. Salts can be divided into many varieties like alkali salts, acid salts, Neutral salts. Properties of salts are listed below:
 (1) It is transparent in color. (2) It can have salty, sweet, sour taste. (3) Salt have high solubility. (4) It has a high melting point.

Complete step-by-step answer:Salt is very important for the wellbeing of humans. Human body needs sodium and chloride for functioning and sodium chloride (salt) is a source which we consume at daily level. Sodium chloride have many important role in body of human beings like:
It is important for our nerves and muscles.
It controls the body's blood pressure.
It helps to maintain the pH of our body fluids.
We know that salt can be used as preservatives and it is used in fermentation also. It is a flavor enhancer. A balanced diet is the diet which contains all the nutrients and vitamins in the appropriate amount. Salt makes the taste of food better and makes the cooking easy but the main use of salt in diet is increases the process of digestion. Salt assumes an essential part during the time spent Assimilation and ingestion. Salt assumes a job in assimilation by assisting with separating food. It makes hydrochloric corrosive which is a significant stomach related discharge coating the stomach dividers.

Therefore, option (B) is correct.

Note: keep in mind that we need a small amount of sodium. If we consume more salt or in very low amounts then it affects our body system. If we consume in high amounts it leads to high blood pressure, it can also cause loss of calcium. If we consume in low amounts it leads to Hyponatremia. Therefore, we have to consume salt in appropriate amounts.