Sodium Calculator

Convert sodium to its salt equivalent and see how it compares to the daily limit.

Usage Tip

Most dietary sodium comes from packaged and restaurant foods, not the salt shaker.

Salt Equivalent
— g salt
From sodium content
THE MATH
salt (g) = sodium (mg) × 2.5 ÷ 1000
Table salt is about 40% sodium, so 1 g sodium ≈ 2.5 g salt.
Most guidelines cap sodium at about 2,300 mg (roughly 1 teaspoon of salt) per day.
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