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Processed Salt

Low concern

Processed (refined) salt is sodium chloride. WHO advises adults consume <5 g salt/day (~2,000 mg sodium); excess sodium is linked to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

Found in
5 products

What it is

Refined sodium chloride, typically with anticaking agents (E535/E536) and optional iodine fortification.

Seasoning, preservative.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"WHO recommends adults consume less than 5 g (just under a teaspoon) of salt per day. Reducing salt intake to the recommended level... could prevent 1.7 million deaths each year."

WHO - Salt reduction fact sheet — who.int

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS under 21 CFR 182.1.

European Union — EFSA

Whole food/seasoning.

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