Thu, Jan-24-13, 22:04
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Originally Posted by Liz53
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I discovered that my tsp of salt weighed between 7 and 8 grams (the scale would not settle). Based on this measurement, I concluded we should be supplementing with roughly 1/8 - 1/4 tsp of salt per day, rather than 1-2 tsps.
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... [C]onsume an extra 1-2 grams of sodium per day ... .
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"Salt" is made of sodium and chloride (NaCl). So when you weigh out the 1/4 tsp, a bunch of that is chloride, which is heavier per atom than sodium.
What you need to do is look at the nutrition label info. Look at how much sodium is in a serving, and use that to calculate.
For example, in my sea salt, 1/4 tsp provides around 538 mg sodium, which is just over half a gram. So to get my 2 grams of sodium, I would need to take 4 quarter-tsps, which is a full tsp. |