食塩(しょくえん)

しょくえん
noun
table salt; sodium chloride
formalfood
1. table salt; dietary salt; sodium chloride
Salt used for cooking and eating. Also used in scientific and health contexts to refer to sodium chloride. More formal or technical than the everyday word 塩(しお).
食塩(しょくえん)の取(と)りすぎに注意(ちゅうい)しましょう。
Let's be careful not to consume too much salt.
この食品(しょくひん)の食塩(しょくえん)相当量(そうとうりょう)は2グラムです。
The salt equivalent in this food product is 2 grams.
日本人(にほんじん)の一日(いちにち)あたりの食塩(しょくえん)摂取量(せっしゅりょう)は世界的(せかいてき)に見(み)ても多(おお)いと言(い)われている。
It is said that the daily salt intake of Japanese people is high even by global standards.

Used in health, nutrition, and scientific contexts. In everyday cooking, 塩(しお) is the standard word. 食塩(しょくえん) appears on nutrition labels, in dietary guidelines, and in chemistry.

Common collocations

  • 食塩(しょくえん)摂取量(せっしゅりょう) (salt intake)
  • 食塩(しょくえん)相当量(そうとうりょう) (salt equivalent — on nutrition labels)
  • 食塩(しょくえん)水(すい) (saline solution)
  • 食塩(しょくえん)を控(ひか)える (reduce salt intake)
  • 無(む)食塩(しょくえん) (salt-free)

Similar words

  • 塩(しお) is the everyday word for salt
  • 食塩(しょくえん) is used on labels, in health advice, and in chemistry
  • 塩分(えんぶん) refers to salt content in food

Related Words

Synonym: 塩(しお) (salt (everyday))
Compare: 塩分(えんぶん) (refers to salt content in food)
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