Table salt vs. Water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are table salt and water different?

Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1685% higher.
Table salt contains 8 times more calcium than water. While table salt contains 24mg of calcium, water contains only 3mg.
Water has less sodium.

Salt, table and Beverages, water, tap, well are the varieties 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.

Table salt

Water

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~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.

Table salt

Water

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	38758mg	5mg	1685%
Iron	0.33mg	0mg	4%
Manganese	0.1mg	0mg	4%
Calcium	24mg	3mg	2%
Copper	0.03mg	0.016mg	2%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.01mg	1%
Magnesium	1mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	8mg	0mg	0%
Selenium	0.1µg		0%