Sodium Checker
Adults are advised to keep sodium below 2,300 mg a day, with a 1,500 mg lower target commonly advised for adults with hypertension. Enter what you had and see how much room is left, plus the salt equivalent.
How this is calculated
- Upper limit for adults: 2,300 mg a day. A 1,500 mg lower target is often advised for adults with hypertension.
- 1 g of table salt contains about 400 mg of sodium, so 2,300 mg of sodium is roughly 5.8 g of salt.
- Most dietary sodium in the United States comes from packaged and restaurant food rather than the salt shaker, which is why label reading matters.
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