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Why does hot sauce have so much salt, and what does it actually do?

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  • Salt as a hurdle technology (combined with vinegar and pH for multi-barrier preservation)
  • Water activity reduction (Aw below 0.85 is the safety threshold)
  • Salt and lactobacillus interaction in fermentation
  • Why fermented hot sauces can use less vinegar (pH from fermentation)
  • The flavor role of salt beyond preservation