Sodium and Salt Intake Calculator
Sodium and Salt Intake: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers sodium per serving (mg). Stub page while the tool and its worked example are prepared.
Sodium and Salt Intake Calculator is a planned calculator in the health section of Super Calculator, covering macros and nutrition.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: sodium per serving (mg), servings per day and country guideline.
Outputs: daily sodium (mg), equivalent salt (g) and percentage of the guideline.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Salt in grams = sodium in grams * 2.5 (the molar ratio of sodium chloride to sodium). WHO recommends less than 2 g sodium, equivalent to 5 g salt, per day; the US Dietary Guidelines set 2,300 mg sodium per day.
Status
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