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How much sodium in a teaspoon of salt?

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The American Heart Association

Healthy American adults should eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day. This is about 1 teaspoon of sodium chloride (salt). To illustrate, the following are sources of sodium in the diet.

1/4 teaspoon salt

= 575 mg sodium

1/2 teaspoon salt

= 1,150 mg sodium

3/4 teaspoon salt

= 1,725 mg sodium

1 teaspoon salt

= 2,300 mg sodium

1 teaspoon baking soda

= 1000 mg sodium

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