Why does adding sugar/salt causes water to release?
This is purely practical observation.
If I add pinch of sugar or salt, somehow automagically water appears in the pot. For example I had a week old cauliflower somewhat wilted/dried in fridge cooing in a pot - no water added at all. Starting process was basically Indian style "tadka"
Florets were somewhat browning because of heat, but after adding pinch of salt, it sort of became moist or water appeared in the pot. I have similar observations of similar effects for adding sugar too.
What causes it? Where does it get water from if I have not added any water or
Best Answer
Salting (sugar coating) the surface of the vegetables; causes Osmosis.
Water molecules inside the fruit, will move from lower concentration of solvent (salt/sugar) to a higher concentration medium (outside of the fruit)
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When sugar dissolves in water, the weak bonds between the individual sucrose molecules are broken, and these C12H22O11 molecules are released into solution.What happens when you mix sugar and salt into water?
Answer: Technically, salt draws out moisture through the process of osmosis. This is the basis for all the theories about drying and toughening properties of salt when in contact with foods. However, salt does not create this moisture loss to a considerable degree in many cases.Does salt release water?
The substance being dissolved is called the solute, and the substance it is dissolving into is called the solvent. Sugar and salt both dissolve in solution relatively easily, but one dissolves quicker than the other.When salt or sugar is dissolved in water water is the?
the level of water doesn't change when sugar is dissolved in it as it is soluble in water it occupies space between the 2 molecules of water. Hence it's level ie it's volume doesn't increases.Why water level doesn't increase when salt/sugar is added? | Saturation point Science Experiment
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