But you have to be careful, both salts absorb water rapidly.

The salt remains on the surface of the meat, for the most part undissolved, and absorbs fluids from the meat.

In contrast, salts such as sodium chloride do not absorb any visible light and appear white.

(Fine salt absorbs too quickly into the eggplant flesh.)

A salt film is also harmful, because salt absorbs water.

This salt absorbs water from the atmosphere and has a low melting point.

After a couple of hours it appears the salt has absorbed the watercolor and left a texture on the painting.

Did the salt absorb the water or did the water evaporate?

Then rub table salt into the stain and let the salt absorb for a few minutes.

This colourless salt absorbs moisture from the air and is commonly found as a tetrahydrate.