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What is the history of salt?

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Earliest evidence we have of producing salt comes from northern China, where they were harvesting salt from a salt lake around 6000 BC or before. It has been used for thousands of years for food preservation to seasoning. Salt's ability to preserve food contributed to development of civilization.

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