Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Sodium
Don't completely hold that salt! Sodium provides benefits to the human body. Find out sources of sodium and what happens when we aren't getting the right amount of the mineral.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Smarter Food Processing Techniques
Test your knowledge about the foods you eat by taking a short quiz. Match products to their ingredients, answer questions about nutritional values and compute the amount of fruits and vegetables consumed per year.
Frostburg State University
Frostburg State General Chemistry Online: Electrolytes
These are slides eight through ten of a set of slides about Chemical reaction in solution. These slides discuss strong and weak electrolytes, acids, bases, and salts.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Kitchen Chemistry: Is All Salt the Same? [Pdf]
Lesson plan investigation into types of salts used to season foods and in recipes asks pupils to consider and whether advertisers' claims about their salt products are truthful.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Moldy Apples
Bacteria loves to grow on things like fruit. When you put fruit in the refrigerator, the cold temperature slows down the process. However, in this experiment apples are exposed to room temperature and soaked in different liquids. Observe...