TOKYO -- With more Japanese consumers striving to eat healthier, Kirin Holdings has come up with a shockingly unique solution to reduce salt in food without sacrificing taste.
New technology aims to show healthy doesn't need to mean bland

A bowl and spoon under Kirin's "Electric Salt" line. The devices can run a weak current through food to make it taste saltier. (Photo by Junya Henmi)
TOKYO -- With more Japanese consumers striving to eat healthier, Kirin Holdings has come up with a shockingly unique solution to reduce salt in food without sacrificing taste.