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. 2023 Aug 15;11(8):705. doi: 10.3390/toxics11080705

Table 6.

Essential elements per salt with element quantities for 100 g and 5 g (maximum salt intake according FDA) and percentage of the RDA suggested by the FDA. Non-essential elements were not included.

Salts Ca
5 g
Ca Ca %RDA 5 g Cr
100 g
Cr
5 g
Cr
%RDA
5 g
Cu Cu
5 g
Cu %RDA 5 g Fe Fe
5 g
Fe
%RDA
5 g
Mn Mn
5 g
Mn
%RDA
5 g
Se Se
5 g
Se %RDA 5 g Zn Zn
5 g
Zn
%RDA
5 g
Atlantic grey sea salt 264 5280.00 20.30% 1.2 0.06 171% 71.2 3.56 396% 5 0.25 1.40% 2.4 0.12 5.20% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 654.8 32.74 298%
Baule Volante 232.6 4652.00 17.90% 1.2 0.06 171% 57.4 2.87 319% 4.2 0.21 1.20% 2.8 0.14 6.10% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 431.2 21.56 196%
Guerande Grey salt 381.8 7636.00 29.40% 0.8 0.04 114% 60.6 3.03 337% 3.6 0.18 1% 10 0.5 21.70% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 357 17.85 162%
Hawaiian pink 247.6 4952.00 19% 0.6 0.03 86% 60.2 3.01 334% 2.8 0.14 0.80% 4.8 0.24 10.40% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 431.6 21.58 196%
Hawaiian black 186.14 3722.80 14.30% 0.2 0.02 57% 56.2 2.81 312% 12.8 0.64 3.60% 5.2 0.26 11.30% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 312.6 15.63 142%
Himalayan pink 292.6 5852.00 22.50% 1.8 0.09 257% 57.6 2.88 320% 5.2 0.26 1.40% 2.6 0.13 5.70% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 493.6 24.68 224%
Maldon salt 262.4 5248.00 20.20% 0.2 0.02 57% 59.4 2.97 330% 4.6 0.23 1.30% 1.6 0.08 3.50% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 477.6 23.88 217%
Mozia Salt 343.8 6876.00 26.40% 0.8 0.04 114% 83.2 4.16 462% 21 1.05 6% 5.8 0.29 12.60% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 1284 64.2 584%
Persia blue salt 625.2 12,504.00 50.20% 3 0.15 429% 101.2 5.06 562% 43.4 2.17 12% 6 0.3 13% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 2668.8 133.44 1213%
Smoked salt 293.2 5864.00 22.60% 1 0.05 142% 64.2 3.21 357% 3.6 0.18 1% 2.2 0.11 4.80% 0.2 0.01 18.20% 681.2 34.06 310%
RDA - 1300.00 - 0.035 - - 0.9 - - 18 - - 2.3 - - 0.055 - - 11 - -