1.
salted; containing salt
A product label meaning 'salt has been added.' Most commonly seen on butter, where 有塩バター is the default supermarket variety; contrasts with 無塩 (unsalted).
料理には有塩バターを使う。
I use salted butter for cooking.
有塩と無塩、どちらを買いますか。
Are you buying salted or unsalted?
菓子作りには無塩バターが基本だが、家庭では有塩を使うことも多い。
Unsalted butter is the standard for baking, but at home many people use salted instead.
Compound of 有 (have/with) + 塩 (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:
- 有塩バター: salted butter
- 有塩食品: salted food product
- 有塩加工: salt-added processing
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 無塩: unsalted — the direct opposite
- 加塩: salt-added (less common label, similar meaning)
- 減塩: reduced-salt — salt is reduced but still present