Sodium to Salt Converter
Salt is sodium bonded to chloride, so it weighs more: one gram of sodium is about 2.54 g of salt. Labels use sodium while recipes use salt, which is why this conversion comes up so often.
Your numbers
Salt (g)
5.08g
Sodium (mg)
2,000mg
Percentage
100%
What it means
Inside the WHO guidance of 2,000 mg of sodium a day.
Formula
Salt (g) = Sodium (mg) × 2.54 ÷ 1000
WHO guidance is 2,000 mg of sodium — about 5 g of salt. A single bowl of soup or stew often holds half of that.
What to enter
| Input | Default | Accepted range |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium (mg) (mg)The sodium figure printed on a label. | 2,000 | 0 and up |
Step by step
Quick reference table
Results when only Sodium (mg) (mg) changes and everything else stays put.
| Sodium (mg) (mg) | Salt (g) (g) | Sodium (mg) (mg) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 2.54 | 1,000 | 50 |
| 1,500 | 3.81 | 1,500 | 75 |
| 2,000 | 5.08 | 2,000 | 100 |
| 3,000 | 7.62 | 3,000 | 150 |
| 4,000 | 10.16 | 4,000 | 200 |
What each result means
| Result | At default values |
|---|---|
| Salt (g) (g)The salt that sodium corresponds to — 2.54 times heavier. | 5.08 |
| Sodium (mg) (mg)The sodium figure printed on a label. | 2,000 |
| Percentage (%)A share expressed out of 100. | 100 |
Common mistakes
WHO guidance is 2,000 mg of sodium — about 5 g of salt. A single bowl of soup or stew often holds half of that.
Glossary
- Sodium (mg)
- The sodium figure printed on a label.
- Salt (g)
- The salt that sodium corresponds to — 2.54 times heavier.
- Percentage
- A share expressed out of 100.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How is Sodium to Salt Converter calculated?
Salt (g) = Sodium (mg) × 2.54 ÷ 1000 — Salt is sodium bonded to chloride, so it weighs more: one gram of sodium is about 2.54 g of salt. Labels use sodium while recipes use salt, which is why this conversion comes up so often.
Q. Can you walk through an example?
With Sodium (mg) 2,000mg, the answer is Salt (g) 5.08g.
Q. What do I need to enter?
Enter Sodium (mg). The result recalculates as you type, and an empty box counts as zero.
Q. How much does the answer move if I change a number?
Changing only Sodium (mg) (mg) moves the answer to Sodium (mg) (mg) 1,000 → Salt (g) (g) 2.54 and Sodium (mg) (mg) 4,000 → Salt (g) (g) 10.16. The table below lays out five steps.
Q. How are the numbers rounded?
Money is shown to the nearest whole unit, percentages to one decimal place and everything else to two. What you see is rounded; the calculation itself carries the unrounded value forward.
Q. Anything to watch out for?
WHO guidance is 2,000 mg of sodium — about 5 g of salt. A single bowl of soup or stew often holds half of that.
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