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Table salt is an ingredient and mixture that manifests saltiness. It is classified as a food ingredient and spice, with its main category being edible salt. The substance is said to be the same as sodium chloride and halite, and it is made from materials including halite and rock salt. Its composition includes sodium chloride, impurities, food additives, and anticaking agents.

Nutritional data for table salt indicates an energy content of 5 kcal, with 0.2 g of fat, 0.8 g of carbohydrates, and 0.2 g of proteins. It contains 0.1 g of saturated fat, 0.5 g of sugars, and 1.5 g of fiber. The salt content is 83.33 g, resulting in a Nutri-Score of E and a NOVA classification of 2. In the Openfoodfacts database, it falls under the salts category, which contains 117 products.

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