Is salt, just that, salt? I was wondering if the salt they spread on streets ect. is the same salt you put on your food? Is it edible? I'm not planning on eating it but was just wondering.
2007-12-11 04:22:12 · 15 answers · asked by Pea-Brain 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Good question, a little out in left field, but still a good question: Basically, yes it starts out the same as the sodium chloride that we use as table salt, but it has a miriad of other ingredients (including sand) that supposedly give more traction to traffic during the snow season.......Eating it is another matter, not recommedned......due to the other harsh chemicals that are included in the mix......although it may be a good way to get traction for the vehicle, it plays hell on the underside of the car........rusts it out very quickly unless you have an undercoating such as a Rhinoliner undercoating.....Enjoy the holidays!!
Christopher
2007-12-11 04:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as i know no, there additives in table salt that are not present in road salt, making the table salt more edible and nicer!
2007-12-11 04:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely no, they put in chemicals to keep the salt from sticking together, sometimes a product called blue vitrol, and also they have been known to use arsenic.
2007-12-11 04:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is industrial non edible salt and really why would you want too?.
2007-12-11 05:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Livinrawguy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Safety salt is calcium chloride so no it is not a good idea to eat it. Table salt is of course sodium chloride, fortified with iodine. and pickling salt is straight NaCl
2007-12-11 04:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it's not clean and processed the way table salt is.
2007-12-11 04:28:48 · answer #6 · answered by monicanena 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO!!!!! It's a different kind of salt altogether and can be harmful if eaten.
2007-12-11 04:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Smurfette 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you would be better off licking the driveway..
2007-12-11 05:08:06 · answer #8 · answered by cmjones3188 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely not!
2007-12-11 05:20:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may have other additives in it that are harmful.
2007-12-11 04:27:00 · answer #10 · answered by blazerang 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋