The origins of salt lie here – near the purple I think.

• Generally the salt you eat is Sodium Chloride, NaCl.

• Salt flavour is one of the basic tastes.

• Table salt is refined salt, containing nearly pure (95% or greater) sodium chloride.

• Salt substitutes (with a taste similar to regular table salt) are available for individuals who wish to restrict their sodium intake. These substitutes contain mostly potassium chloride.

• Salt was invented in 324 BC by a member of the Roman senate.

• Salt is one of the four food groups.

• Salt is the exact opposite of water. If you eat too much salt you can annihilate it with water and vice-versa.

• Salt water is kept from annihilation by a process of constant movement, known as “tides.”

• The heart is protected from salt by a small army of white blood cells known as the Sodium Squad.

• Salt usually contains substances that make it free flowing (anti-caking agents).

• Salt is an acronym for Savoury Accompaniment in Lieu of Taste.

• The planet Pluto is made entirely out of salt.

• Scientists guesstimate that we will run out of salt by 2008 AD.

• Salt can cause birth defects and no more than 3 grams should be taken during pregnancy.

• The champion boxer Eric ‘Pepper’ Johnson was ironically killed by a salt overdose.

• If you eat a single sachet of salt without any food it will kill you.

• The invention of the salt shaker was only made possible in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings.

• All food contains salt. Everything. No exceptions. Except cherry tomatoes.

• Sea or rock salts may not contain sufficient iodine salts to prevent iodine deficiency diseases like goitre.

• Cocaine available for purchase on the ‘street’ is normally anywhere from 30 to 60% salt, and the rest drugs.

• The celebrity version of salt is Kevin Spacey.

• Even a microgram of salt will cause a rhino to drop dead in its tracks.

• Salt was banned in France for over 50 years in the 18th century when they believed it to be a sentient life form.

• The difference between table salt and sea salt is that neither are rock salt.

• When salt is in its molten form it becomes a highly effective anti-biotic.

• Roman soldiers were paid in salt.

• The largest deposit of salt in the world today is owned by the estate of crazed billionaire Howard Hughes.

• Eating more than twelve grams of salt in one day can lead to discomfort of the ears.

• John F Kennedy Jr struggled for many years with a salt addiction.

• Original style Pringles are simply thin pieces of cardboard coated in large quantities of salt.

• In the Himalayas salt is worshipped by native Sherpas for its god-like taste and use as an excellent stimulant at high altitudes.

• Salt tastes good. Deliciously good.