Salt and sodium are not exactly the same thing. Salt contains
sodium along with another mineral, chloride, and the chemical
name for salt is sodium chloride (NaCl).
About 90% of the sodium
we consume comes from salt. On food nutrition labels these terms
are often used interchangeably even though there is a
difference. Sodium is used on the nutrition information panel of
labels because it is the sodium portion of the salt that is
relevant for health.
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