Salt is one of the most important flavorings in the world, as it enhances the natural taste of food and allows other flavors to emerge. Incidentally, this is also the reason why sweets such as cakes are occasionally seasoned with pinch of salt. Chemically, salt consists largely of sodium chloride, pure NaCl is called cooking salt. There are many types of salt such as the common table salt that we use to season food at the table, sea salt, mineral salt, volcanic salt etc.