salt and pepper.... is it a chemical reaction in the food?

Question

got into an arguement about salt and pepper he says its a chemical reaction in the food but i dont believe him... hope you can give me some insight into this question.

Answer 1

If you mean why does salt and pepper taste the way it does, it certainly IS a chemical reaction. Salt is sodium chloride, plain and simple. It dissolves on food and in your mouth to combine with the chemistry of the food you eat. Pepper is more complex as it is a ground berry (yes, pepper corns are berries) but the same principle applies.

Remember just because something is "natural" as opposed to synthetic or man-made, it is still made of chemicals. EVERYTHING is made from chemicals.

You drink Dihydrogen monoxide also known as Hydrohydroxic acid every day. They are better known as 100% pure water.



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Answer 2

Yes salt does have chemical reaction in foods. It helps to keep some foods from going bad. Pepper on the other hand is mainly just used to spice up foods. However it does contain the chemical piperine.

Answer 3

No way! To be a chemical properties of the food you´re adding the salt and pepper too would change to that of a different element. Its like saying that if you added salt and peper to a steak you´d get a chicken breast as a result. Its a physical reaction by far...

Answer 4

salt , by desolving on the food, does have a reaction that tends to tenderize the food, like meat but mostly the reaction of salt and pepper, for taste, is in the the person's mouth.

Answer 5

nope,i dont think so cause if we add salt and pepper in a soup, no chemical reaction takes place

Answer 6

he is wrong. it's just salt tastes salty