The Research of Individual Preferences for the Consumption of Edible Salt by the Population of Belarus and Ways to Enrich It With Food Ingredients Important for Human Health

Abstract

A survey of 123 respondents living in the Republic of Belarus was conducted on the characteristics of individual consumption of edible salt. It was found that 60.9% of respondents believe that vitamins should be a functional ingredient; 72% of respondents said they would be willing to buy salt with various additives. A method is proposed for enriching edible salt with ingredients important for human health with the possibility of regulating its mineral status due to extruded biologically active components from plant materials and, as a result, obtaining a wide range of salt with increased nutritional value.