有塩(ゆうえん)

ゆうえん
noun, no-adjective
salted; containing salt
food
1. salted; containing salt
A product label meaning 'salt has been added.' Most commonly seen on butter, where 有塩(ゆうえん)バター is the default supermarket variety; contrasts with 無塩(むえん) (unsalted).
料理(りょうり)には有塩(ゆうえん)バターを使(つか)う。
I use salted butter for cooking.
有塩(ゆうえん)と無塩(むえん)、どちらを買(か)いますか。
Are you buying salted or unsalted?
菓子(かし)作(づく)りには無塩(むえん)バターが基本(きほん)だが、家庭(かてい)では有塩(ゆうえん)を使(つか)うことも多(おお)い。
Unsalted butter is the standard for baking, but at home many people use salted instead.

Compound of 有(ゆう) (have/with) + 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

Similar words

  • 無塩(むえん): unsalted — the direct opposite
  • 加塩(かえん): salt-added (less common label, similar meaning)
  • 減塩(げんえん): reduced-salt — salt is reduced but still present

Related Words

Antonym: 無塩(むえん) (unsalted)
Compare: 減塩(げんえん) (reduced-salt)
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