Handy LED Salt Meter Measures The Salt In Your Food

Handy LED Salt Meter Measures The Salt In Your Food

Sometimes it is recommended to some people not to take too much of sodium as excess salt can increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart problems, but it can be hard to tell how much salt is in food, particularly in restaurant entree or pre-packaged meal that you’re eating. But now with  portable gadget "Thanko’s Handy Salt Meter" you can do so.

Powered by four 1.5-volt LR44 batteries, the device has a copper sensor at one end that the user lowers into a hot, liquid item (such as soup, sauce or noodle broth) while depressing the power button. On the front LED lights up showing the quantity of salt from 0.3 – 2.0%, on a sliding scale of yellow (low salt) to red (put the spoon down).

On the front of Handy LED Salt Meter, LED lights up showing the quantity of salt from 0.3 – 2.0%

It doesn’t give you an exact reading, instead salt content is shown as a percentage per 100g, so 1% equates to 1 gram of salt. As an example (as provided by Thanko), a 1 percent reading on a 100-gram bowl of broth means that if you eat the whole serving, you’ll ingest one gram of salt.

Handy LED Salt Meter in action

The Handy Salt Meter has been designed for a Japanese diet, so works in broth, curry, soup and sauce but not in solid food, cold food or boiling food. Its operational range is 60 to 80ºC (140 to 176ºF)

Priced US$19.80 (£13), it’s very affordable if you’re keen on tracking salt. It can be purchased at Thanko’s online shop.

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Write by: RC - Saturday, August 10, 2013