mineral
Salt
Score
40
Necessary, and almost everyone eats far too much of it.
WHO recommends under 5 g of salt a day; global average intake is more than double that, overwhelmingly from processed food rather than the shaker. Sea salt is not lower in sodium.
sodium
Also appears on labels as
sodium chloride · sea salt · kosher salt
What this is based on
- Peer-reviewedWorld Health Organization · 2023