Salt, as an indispensable condiment in Chinese cuisine, has a special meaning for every Chinese. In China, salt is mainly divided into three categories: mine salt, lake salt and sea salt. Among them, well salt occupies a dominant position in the salt market and has become the most commonly consumed salt in people's daily life.
Sea salt is mainly produced in the northern coastal areas of China, such as the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. The waters of these places are pure and rich in salt. The harvesting process of sea salt is simple and the yield is high, but its quality is slightly inferior to that of mine salt and lake salt.
Lake salt is mainly produced in the western inland areas of China, such as Qinghai, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Gansu. These places are rich in salt lakes, and the lake water forms a thick layer of salt during the evaporation process. The process of collecting lake salt is relatively cumbersome, but its quality even surpasses that of mine salt in some respects.
Well salt is mainly produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Henan and Jiangxi. These places are rich in salt deposits deep underground. The mine salt has undergone a more refined processing and treatment process, which removes impurities and harmful substances and is of higher purity. Therefore, the quality of mine salt is generally better than that of sea salt and lake salt.
According to the current data, in the structure of China's salt products, well and mine salt accounts for the vast majority, reaching 87%;And sea salt occupies 10%;Lake salt accounts for 3%. It is worth mentioning that well salt occupies a dominant position in the edible salt in China.
The importance of well salt in China's salt market is mainly due to its unique advantages. First of all, the purity of the mine salt is higher, and it has undergone a more refined processing and treatment process. Secondly, the mining cost of mine salt is relatively low, so it is also relatively cheap. In addition, the taste of well mineral salt is also softer, making it more suitable for cooking.
In short, in China's salt market, well salt dominates. Its quality, purity, taste and other advantages make it the most commonly consumed salt in people's daily life. In the future, with the advancement of science and technology and the continuous improvement of people's pursuit of healthy diet, the salt market will continue to develop and change. But no matter how it changes, well salt will continue to dominate China's salt market.