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Low Sodium Foods



Low sodium foods listed below.

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How much sodium should you have per day? You can find Low Sodium Diet Guidelines on this page.

Here is a detailed list of the sodium content of many foods: Sodium Content of Foods

Low Sodium Foods

1-150 mg per serving

Beverages
  • Beer, wine, coffee, tea
  • Fruit drinks, soda pop, Kool-Aid


    • Breads and Cereals
  • Breads, white, whole grain
  • Cakes, cookies, crepes, doughnuts
  • Cereals: cooked, granola, puffed rice, puffed wheat, Shredded Wheat
  • Crackers: graham, low salt, melba toast
  • Pasta: macaroni, noodles, spaghetti, rice


    • Condiments
  • Butter, margarine, oil
  • Horseradish, mustard, spices, herbs, sugar, syrup, Tabasco, vinegar


    • Dairy Products
  • Cheeses: cream, Monterey, Mozzarella, Ricotta, low salt types
  • Cream: half & half, sour, whipping
  • Ice cream, sherbet
  • Milk
  • Non-dairy creamer


    • Fruits and Vegetables
  • All fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Frozen fruits and vegetables (without sauces)
  • Vegetables, canned: low sodium or rinsed


    • Main Dishes
  • All unprocessed meats, fish, and poultry
  • Eggs
  • Peanut butter
  • Tuna: low sodium or canned that you rinse


    • Snacks
  • Low salt products
  • Nuts, unsalted
  • Popcorn, unsalted


    • Medium Sodium Foods

    150-250 mg per serving

    Bread and Cereals
  • Biscuits, rolls, muffins - 1
  • Pancakes - 1
  • Ready-to-eat cereals - 3/4 cup
  • Saltine crackers - 6
  • Sweet roll - 1


    • Condiments
  • Gravy - 2 tablespoons
  • Ketchup - 1 tablespoon
  • Mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons
  • Pickles, sweet - 2 small
  • Relish - 2 tablespoons
  • Salad dressing - 1 tablespoon
  • Soy sauce, low sodium


    • Dairy products
  • Cheeses - 1 oz
  • Cottage cheese - 1/2 cup
  • Pudding - 3/4 cup


    • Vegetables
  • Tomato and vegetable juice - 1/2 cup
  • Vegetables, canned - 1/2 cup


    • Snacks
  • Corn chips - 1 cup
  • Potato chips - 1 cup
  • Snack crackers - 5-10


    • Low sodium food labels

    Salt free: Less than 5 milligrams sodium per serving.

    Sodium free: Less than 5 milligrams sodium per serving.

    No Salt added: No salt added during processing; does not necessarily mean sodium free.

    Very Low Sodium: 35 milligrams or less sodium per serving.

    Low Sodium: 140 milligrams or less per serving.

    Light in Sodium: 50% less sodium (as compared with a standard serving size of the traditional food), restricted to foods with more than 40 calories per serving or more than 3 grams of fat per serving.

    Less Sodium or Reduced Sodium: At least 25% less sodium (as compared with a standard serving size of the traditional food).

    Read the Nutrition Facts Label to compare the amount of sodium in processed foods - such as frozen dinners, packaged mixes, cereals, cheese, soups, breads, salad dressings, and sauces.

    Read the Percent Daily Value (DV) on the Nutrition Facts Label to compare the amount of sodium among brands.

    Choose those foods that have lower values. Compare the amounts you will eat to the serving size given. Always read food labels and do the math. The sodium content on the nutritional panel is based on the number of servings the package states. Example: a can of soup may say 770 mg of sodium but bases that number on 2.5 servings. 770 x 2.5 = 1,925 mg of sodium in that can of soup.

    Reading claims for Fat Content

  • Fat Free: Less than 0.5g of fat or saturated fat per serving.
  • Saturated fat free: Less than 0.5g of saturated fat & less than 0.5f of trans fatty fat.
  • Low fat: 3 g or less of total fat.
  • Low saturated fat: 1 g or less of saturated fat.
  • Reduced fat or less fat: At least 25 percent less fat than the regular version.


    • Claims for Cholesterol Content

  • Cholesterol free: Less than 2 mg per serving.
  • Low cholesterol: 20 mg or less.
  • Reduced cholesterol: At least 25 percent less cholesterol than the regular version or less cholesterol.


    • Claims for Sugar Content

  • Sugar free: Less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving.
  • Reduced sugar: At least 25 percent less sugar than the regular version.


    • Claims for Fiber Content

  • High fiber: 5 g or more of fiber per serving.
  • Good source of fiber: - 2.5 g or 4.9 g of fiber per serving


    • Claims for Calorie Content

  • Calorie free: Less than 5 calories per serving.
  • Low calorie: 40 calories or less per serving.


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