Drinking water vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are drinking water and table salt different?

Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1685% more than drinking water.
Drinking water is lower in sodium.

Beverages, water, tap, drinking and Salt, table types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Drinking water

Table salt

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~1mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Drinking water

Table salt

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	4mg	38758mg	1685%
Iron	0mg	0.33mg	4%
Manganese	0mg	0.1mg	4%
Calcium	3mg	24mg	2%
Copper	0.01mg	0.03mg	2%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.1mg	1%
Magnesium	1mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	8mg	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.1µg	0%