How much salt is hidden in your diet?
Salt doesn't hide in the shaker: about three-quarters comes from ready food, bread and eating out. We estimate your grams from habits and compare with the WHO limit — the top lever for blood pressure.
≈ 6.9 g of salt a day — above the WHO limit (5 g), like most people. Remember: ~75% of salt hides in ready food, bread and eating out, not the shaker. Cutting it can be tasty: less ready food and deli meat, more spices and lemon instead of salt.
Source: WHO — under 5 g salt (≈2 g sodium) a day; people average 9–12 g, ~75% hidden in processed food. This is a rough habit-based estimate. With hypertension, your targets are set by a doctor.
How to use the result
How it works
We estimate salt from typical portions of prepared foods and compare it with the WHO anchor of 5 g a day.
How to read the result
The main source is often bread, cheese, processed meat, sauces and ready meals. Compare labels per 100 g.
Limitations
Portions and recipes vary. Follow individual advice if you have a prescribed diet.
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