We know that too much intake of salt is bad, but question is how much is too much? An ordinary person takes salt for taste. He uses his common sense to determine how much is too much. Excess of salt spoils taste. Similarly less of salt also makes it untasty. Food to be tasty requires exact amount of salt, which may vary slightly from person to person. Another point is that usually by salt we mean common salt. But is it available from other sources? And how to take that into consideration to determine whether salt intake is too much.

Dr. Shikha's NutrihealthDietitian/Nutritionist19yrs exp

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You can take 5 gm salt in a day, if you don't have any kind of medical issue. If you are taking more then 5 g then it will consider as high salt intake.  

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Dt. Sonal MehtaDietitian/Nutritionist22yrs exp

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5gm to 7 GM of salt per day is recommended.  

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Dt. Yamini AttriDietitian/Nutritionist24yrs exp

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Normally a person can take not more than 5 to 6 gms. Intake becums high when you add table salt, take a lot of preserved foods, pickles, packaged foods etc. So keep your intake of su h foods low and as far as taste is concerned, one cannot call a food tasty if it is too high in salts.  

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Dt. Apeksha ThakkarDietitian/Nutritionist12yrs exp

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Hello, Ideal consumption of salt should not exceed more than 4 to 5 gms in the entire day.However,most of us exceed this limit.Avoid all the processed and ready to eat products,as they contribute to majority of sodium. Table use of salt should be completely detained.Use dry herbs in daily cooking to minimise the intake of salt. 

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