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Brine solution by salt percent
Computes the salt weight needed for a brine at a given salt percentage of the water weight.
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Inputs
water_weight_g (number, g, required) min 0 : Weight of the water used in the brine (1 mL water weighs 1 g)
salt_percent (number, %, required) min 0 : Salt weight as a percentage of the water weight
Outputs
salt_weight_g (g): Weight of salt to dissolve in the water
Steps
Brine strength here is expressed as salt weight relative to water weight (a common food-science convention).
salt_weight_g = water_weight_g * salt_percent / 100.
Round the result to 1 decimal place.
Constants
water_density = 1 g/mL (source: Brine strength by percent of water weight) Sources
Brine strength by percent of water weight (Douglas Baldwin (self-published, widely cited food-science reference on brining), 2026-09-30T20:05:00Z) - Source for expressing brine strength as salt weight as a percentage of water weight, and for treating 1 mL of water as 1 g. Worked example and test vectors
Name Inputs Answer worked example {"water_weight_g":1000,"salt_percent":5}50 g salt test vector: smaller batch, decimal percent {"water_weight_g":750,"salt_percent":3.5}26.3 g salt
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