Milligrams of sodium to grams of salt
Type a value in mg sodium to get it in g salt instantly.
1.271g salt
That's 2.5× as much as a bag of crisps, while a takeaway pizza is 2.4× more. That is 25.42 % of the WHO daily limit of 5 g of salt.
Convert the other way: g salt to mg sodium
What it means
How much salt is that?
Salt here means sodium chloride. A level teaspoon of table salt weighs about 6 g; flaky sea salt is lighter.
The math
How to convert mg sodium to g salt
To convert milligrams of sodium to grams of salt, multiply by 0.00254212.
Example: 500 mg sodium × 0.00254212 = 1.27106 g salt.
In the other direction, 1 g salt = 393.372 mg sodium.
Every unit
That salt in every unit
Tables
mg sodium to g salt conversion table
| mg sodium | g salt |
|---|---|
| 50 mg sodium | 0.127106 g salt |
| 100 mg sodium | 0.254212 g salt |
| 200 mg sodium | 0.508424 g salt |
| 300 mg sodium | 0.762636 g salt |
| 400 mg sodium | 1.01685 g salt |
| 500 mg sodium | 1.27106 g salt |
| 600 mg sodium | 1.52527 g salt |
| 800 mg sodium | 2.0337 g salt |
| 1,000 mg sodium | 2.54212 g salt |
| 1,500 mg sodium | 3.81318 g salt |
| 2,000 mg sodium | 5.08424 g salt |
| 2,300 mg sodium | 5.84688 g salt |
| 3,000 mg sodium | 7.62636 g salt |
| 4,000 mg sodium | 10.1685 g salt |
g salt to mg sodium conversion table
| g salt | mg sodium |
|---|---|
| 0.127 g salt | 49.9583 mg sodium |
| 0.254 g salt | 99.9166 mg sodium |
| 0.508 g salt | 199.833 mg sodium |
| 0.763 g salt | 300.143 mg sodium |
| 1.02 g salt | 401.24 mg sodium |
| 1.27 g salt | 499.583 mg sodium |
| 1.53 g salt | 601.86 mg sodium |
| 2.03 g salt | 798.546 mg sodium |
| 2.54 g salt | 999.166 mg sodium |
| 3.81 g salt | 1,498.75 mg sodium |
| 5.08 g salt | 1,998.33 mg sodium |
| 5.85 g salt | 2,301.23 mg sodium |
| 7.63 g salt | 3,001.43 mg sodium |
| 10.2 g salt | 4,012.4 mg sodium |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many g salt is 1 mg sodium?
- 1 mg sodium is 0.00254212 g salt.
- How many g salt is 10 mg sodium?
- 10 mg sodium is 0.0254212 g salt.
- How many g salt is 500 mg sodium?
- 500 mg sodium is 1.27106 g salt.
The units
About these units
Milligrams of sodium (mg sodium)
Sodium in milligrams, as US labels give it.
Grams of salt (g salt)
Sodium chloride in grams, as EU and UK labels give it.
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