無塩(むえん)

むえん
noun
unsalted; salt-free
1. unsalted; salt-free; without added salt
A product label and ingredient description meaning 'containing no added salt.' Common on butter, nuts, crackers, and processed foods marketed to people on low-sodium diets.
無塩(むえん)バターを使(つか)う。
I use unsalted butter.
医者(いしゃ)に無塩(むえん)の食事(しょくじ)を勧(すす)められた。
The doctor recommended a salt-free diet.
減塩(げんえん)ではなく無塩(むえん)の商品(しょうひん)を探(さが)しているが、なかなか見(み)つからない。
I'm looking for salt-free products, not just reduced-salt ones, but they're hard to find.

Compound of 無(む) (without) + 塩(えん) (salt; えん in compounds, しお on its own). Used as a noun modifier with の or directly attached as a prefix-style label.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無塩(むえん)バター: unsalted butter
  • 無塩(むえん)食(しょく): salt-free meal/diet
  • 無塩(むえん)ナッツ: unsalted nuts
  • 無塩(むえん)調理(ちょうり): salt-free cooking

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 減塩(げんえん): reduced-salt — salt is present but in smaller amounts
  • 有塩(ゆうえん): salted — the direct opposite
  • 低塩(ていえん): low-salt — similar to 減塩(げんえん)
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