05 Aug 2019

SMART SALT SHAKER CREATED BY PORTUGUESE INDICATES BEST SALT POTION

Researchers from the University of Porto developed a device that follows the quantities of the World Health Organization.

The Salt Control is a smart salt shaker, created by researchers of the University of Porto, which calculates in seconds the salt quantity recommended to make meals. The potions were established in accordance with data from the World Health Organization (WHO).   

It is an equipment developed by the jMC SALT project, which had the support of 233 thousand euros of the community funds. Researchers have already applied for a patent for this small salt shaker and it is intended to be sold to the public from 2023 after being tested on families.

"This equipment helps because it already has the potions previously set. The person selects the button corresponding to the number of family members to cook the meal for”, explained Carla Gonçalves, a researcher at the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Porto.

For two months, there will be 260 families testing this salt shaker at home so that it can get in the market.

"It will be an asset in preventing the development of diseases, as well as it is an asset for patients suffering from hypertension," concluded Carla Gonçalves.

Source: In, Revistaport
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