Why dose tears taste like salt?

Question

Why dose tears taste like salt?

Answer 1

All tears are salty first of all. The reason they are is your body natrually produces salt, for the same reason when you sweat it is salty. Its a way to realease salt from your body.

Answer 2

Only sad or painful tears taste salty. It is a chemical release of byproducts produced when we are sad or in pain.

If you cry happy tears or tears of joy they have no salty taste.

Answer 3

It's because tears contain salts, along with proteins, hormones, and many other things.