Salt Conversion Guide

Different salts have different crystal sizes — a teaspoon of kosher salt contains far less sodium than a teaspoon of table salt. Get exact conversions by volume and weight.

Amount of salt

Salt type in my recipe

Salt type	g per tsp	Sodium per tsp (mg)	Best use
Table salt	6g	2360mg	Baking, pasta water
Diamond Crystal kosher	2.8g	1120mg	Cooking, seasoning
Morton kosher	4.8g	1900mg	Cooking, brining
Fine sea salt	5.5g	2160mg	Finishing, baking
Flake sea salt (Maldon)	2.5g	980mg	Finishing only