Please fill all required fields Sodium to salt calculator and estimation of the contribution of an individual meal to the recommended maximum daily salt intake for babies, infants, children and adults. Weight of meal (grams) Sodium concentration (grams/100 grams)* Predicted salt intake from meal (grams)** Contribution of meal towards meeting recommended maximum daily intake for salt. Maximum recommended daily intake of salt (grams)*** % contribution from meal to daily salt allowance Babies aged 0-6 months <1 Not calculated Babies aged 7-12 months 1 Children aged 1- 3 years 2 Children aged 4 - 6 years 3 Children aged 7- 10 years 5 Children aged 11 years and adults 6 NOTES * Refer to label. Sodium can also be expressed in milligrams (mg). There are 1000 mg in 1 gram (g), 500mg = 0.5g. ** Sodium represents 39.34 % of the formula weight of sodium chloride. Dividing 100 by 39.34 gives 2.542 which is the sodium to salt conversion factor used by the calculator. For more information refer to the FAQs section. *** These are the current (2012) maximum recommendations for salt intake in the United Kingdom. Not only is less salt presumed to be better but there is a reducing national salt intake target for the UK. This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not warranted in any way.

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Mullan, W.M.A. (2008). [On-line]: Available: Accessed: Modified March 2012.