Salting pasta when it cooks?

Question

It is common to add a little salt to water that will be used for cooking pasta even though the salt will be poured off of the cooked pasta with the excess water. Why is it a good idea to add the salt?

Answer 1

Some say for flavor? my chem teacher told us that it allows higher temperature without boiling over

Answer 2

The salt makes the water boil faster and you don't pour all the salt off.

Answer 3

The only purpose that it surves is adding a little bit of flavoring.

It does NOT make the water boil quicker.

It makes the water boil at a higher temperature by a fraction of a degree.

Answer 4

Salt will raise the boiling point of the water.

Answer 5

PUTTING SALT IN YOUR PASTA IS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT MAKE YOUR WATER BOIL FASTER AND IT GIVES YOUR PASTA FAVOR