Related to that, I’ve noticed that “external” salt tastes way saltier per mg of sodium than “internal” salt. Taking a sample of two items from my kitchen:
Gardein crispy chick’n has 2.0 mg sodium per calorie, and doesn’t taste salty at all to me
Mission tortilla chips have 0.7 mg sodium per calorie, and taste significantly salty
Related to that, I’ve noticed that “external” salt tastes way saltier per mg of sodium than “internal” salt. Taking a sample of two items from my kitchen:
Gardein crispy chick’n has 2.0 mg sodium per calorie, and doesn’t taste salty at all to me
Mission tortilla chips have 0.7 mg sodium per calorie, and taste significantly salty
I generally prefer external salt for that reason.