Seasoned food product with a salt enhancer

A seasoned food product which comprises an edible food and an edible salt enhancing composition comprising a combination of L-aspartic acid and L-arginine and sodium chloride wherein the mole ratio of L-aspartic acid to L-arginine is between about 0.8:1 to about 1:1.2 and wherein the weight ratio of the combination of L-aspartic acid and L-arginine to sodium chloride is about 0.5:1 to 1:1.5.