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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
either really - least they're more honest about the sodium these days and actually say you multiply it by 2.5 to get the real figure
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strictly speaking the salt equivalent of 'sodium x 2.5' only applies to 'real' salt, i.e. sodium chloride.
There are several other potential sources of sodium in food, such as monosodium glutamate, sodium benzoate & sodium saccharin, which don't exactly correlate with the standard conversion factor of 2.5.
For that reason, in my opinion, it is better to compare the actual sodium levels, rather than the 'salt equivalent' when looking at labels.
