Why fruits are usually sweet, not naturally salty
Biology asks a food-science question: why do fruits and most plant-based foods rarely taste naturally salty while many animal foods can taste salty?
Background: sodium needs in animals vs plant ion handling
Animals and land plants manage dissolved ions differently inside their bodies.
What the explanation says about land plants
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