Salt equivalent
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Salt equivalent is usually quoted on food nutrition information tables on food labels, and is a different way of defining sodium intake, noting that salt is chemically sodium chloride.
To convert from sodium to the approximate salt equivalent, multiply sodium content by 2.5.
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- Food and Health Manifesto, London: Food and Drink Federation, 2005, <https://www.fdf.org.uk/showdoc/opendoc2.aspx?id=587>. Retrieved on 12 October 2007