Free interactive tool
Salt Percentage Calculator
Season by weight — 1% for dishes, 2% for bread and quick brines.
Salt by percent, not by pinch
Set the food's weight and a percentage; the grams follow, with the classic zones marked.
Chefs season by weight because percentages transfer: 1% salt tastes seasoned at any batch size, while "a pinch" changes meaning with every hand.
- Season 1.2 kg of soup at 1% — how many grams?
- Find bread dough's 2% zone for 500 g of flour.
Chefs season by weight because percentages transfer: 1% salt tastes seasoned at any batch size, while “a pinch” changes meaning with every hand. Bread wants ~2%; quick vegetable brines run 2–3%.
Enter the food weight and slide the percentage — the grams (and a teaspoon estimate) follow, with the classic zones marked on the scale.
How much salt per kilogram of food?
About 10 g for general seasoning (1%), 20 g in bread dough (2% of flour weight).
Why do teaspoons mislead?
Salt crystal sizes vary — a teaspoon of fine salt can weigh nearly twice a teaspoon of flaky salt.