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Sea salt
Salt produced from the evaporation of seawater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sea salt is salt that is produced by the evaporation of seawater. It is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. It is also called bay salt,[1] solar salt,[2] or simply salt. Like mined rock salt, production of sea salt has been dated to prehistoric times.
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