Salt, table

Table salt carries no Nutrient Density Score since it is calorie-free and provides no protein, fat, carbohydrate, or fiber, only minerals.

It's used in small pinches or measured teaspoons, here 6 g, to season food during cooking or at the table, and virtually every savory recipe calls for some. The number to watch is sodium: 38800 mg per 100 g makes it essentially pure sodium chloride, so cooks typically use it by the pinch rather than the spoonful, and it is worth measuring carefully in recipes to keep overall sodium intake in check.