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Salt-Concentration-to-aw Estimator

Enter a salt (NaCl) percentage and get an estimated water activity for curing and brining formulation work.

% w/w
Percent salt by weight in the product or brine.
Reference: Approximate aw depression: aw ≈ 1 − 0.0054 × (% NaCl), dilute range — curing/brining formulation tables
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