Craig from Helena, Montana, grew up hearing pop for a carbonated drink and asks where the term comes from. The word apparently refers to the popping sound of a cork or stopper leaving an early fizzy-drink bottle. Soda is tied to soda ash, sodium...
bliss point n.— «Faced with insistent demands to lower the salt, food companies employ three strategies. Strategy No. 1 is to try to reduce sodium. Manufacturers say they can’t do this easily. Unless products are salty enough—reaching what the...
lyte n.— «Multiple blistering days, almost sure to return to the Rogue Valley if historical patterns hold, bring plenty of people in to buy electrolyte replacement drinks, such as ReCharge, says Newfield. These are compounds of sodium, potassium...