Table 1 Sodium is largely ingested as sodium chloride (salt).

From: 2022 World Hypertension League, Resolve To Save Lives and International Society of Hypertension dietary sodium (salt) global call to action

Equivalent amounts of salt and sodium in differing units (g, mg and mmol)

Salt (sodium chloride)

Sodium

grams

mg

mmol

1

400

17.4

5

2000

87

5.75

2300

100

teaspoon

~2300

~100

  1. The table provides approximate equivalent amounts of sodium and salt.
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