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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:59:33 GMT -5
How much salt is in a teaspoon? In comparison, a teaspoon of salt contains about 2,300 milligrams of sodium.And the good news is that most of us are already there. According to the CDC, the average American gets about 3,400 milligrams a day. Studies Question Need to Watch Your Salt - WebMD www.webmd.com/heart/news/20140814/studies-qu… |
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Post by kit on May 24, 2016 7:32:25 GMT -5
I wasn't aware there was ANY salt in a teaspoon. I thought they were either aluminum or plastic.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 8:12:21 GMT -5
Approximately 6 grams. Remember "salt" or "table salt" is composed of sodium and chloride ions. If you are asking how much sodium is in a teaspoon of table salt, the estimation is 2400 milligrams. This is the substance to "count" or watch if you are limiting your salt intake for health purposes. The recommended daily intake of sodium is 2500 milligrams for healthy adults. Most of our over-intake of sodium comes from packaged foods. Soup, packaged meals, cottage cheese, etc are relatively high in sodium. Chips and other packaged snacks are usually pretty high in sodium too. Read the labels carefully! Just a side note: 6 grams of table salt is enough to kill you! _____ I weighed 1.0 teaspoon of granular table salt several times in grams -- one level household measuring teaspoon -- years ago using an university electronic lab scale. I got the following: 1.0 tsp salt = 6.375 g Table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl). The atomic weight of Sodium (Na) = 22.99 The atomic weight of Chlorine (Cl) = 35.45 Sodium accounts for 39.3 % of the weight of sodium chloride. I encourage you to verify the weight of one level teaspoon of sodium chloride for yourselves. 1 gram www.answers.com/Q/How_many_grams_of_salt_does_a_teaspoon_hold  |
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