Convert grams of salt to sodium and check against the daily limit.
Table salt is roughly 39 percent sodium by weight, so grams of salt convert to milligrams of sodium accordingly. Most sodium comes from salt, so translating teaspoons into sodium makes daily intake easier to monitor.
Sodium & Salt Intake
Sodium = salt x 393 mg/g (salt is ~39% sodium by weight)
Sodium = salt x 393 mg/g (salt is ~39% sodium by weight) Table salt is roughly 39 percent sodium by weight, so grams of salt convert to milligrams of sodium accordingly.
Most sodium comes from salt, so translating teaspoons into sodium makes daily intake easier to monitor.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Salt, Daily sodium limit. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.