Salting (food)
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Salting is the
Salting is used because most
History
Pre-modern
Salting could be combined with smoking to produce bacon in peasant homes. Instructions for preserving (salting) freshly killed venison in the 14th century involved covering the animal with bracken as soon as possible and carrying it to a place where it could be butchered, boiled in brine, and dry salted for long term preservation in a barrel. People in the 14th century could also put salt on vegetables for taste.[2]
Salted meat was a staple of the mariner's diet in the
Modern
It was discovered in the 19th century that salt mixed with
Salting in foods
Meat
Salting, either with
Salt inhibits the growth of
Various types of salted meat are staples of the diets of people in
Fish
In more recent times,
Religious customs
Health effects
The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) have stated that there is strong evidence that consuming salted foods including salt-preserved fish and salt-preserved foods in general increases risk of stomach cancer and that the high salt content of processed meat may result in damage to the stomach mucosal lining.[9][10] The American Cancer Society have stated that "stomach cancer risk is increased in people whose diets include large amounts of foods preserved by salting, such as salted fish and meat and pickled vegetables."[11] Additionally, an excessive intake of salt has a dose-response relationship with elevated blood pressure, increasing the risk of several cardiovascular diseases.[12][13]
See also
References
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- ^ United States Department of Agriculture. "What is corning?". ask.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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- ^ FAO: Preservation techniques Fisheries and aquaculture department, Rome. Updated 27 May 2005.
- ^ "Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: A Global Perspective". wcrf.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Preservation and processing of foods and cancer risk". wcrf.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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