Is there a big difference between salt crystals and sugar crystals?
Answer Salt crystals taste salty. Sugar crystals taste sweet. It’s easier to grow sugar crystals. They are pretty much the same shape – square. But salt crystals are more regular and look more square, while sugar crystals are more irregular in shape. Look at crystals of both with a magnifying glass and you’ll see the difference.
Answer Yes, there is a huge difference. Salt crystals taste salty and sugar crystals taste sweet. If you get them mixed up when you bake a cake, the cake tastes terrible! But seriously, sugar has a hexagonal crystal structure, while salt has a cubic crystal structure. So they look different. Salt crystals look like little cubes (same shape as dice).
