The Sodium Content of Your Food

Home and Garden Bulletin Number 233

PREPARED BY

Science and Education Administration In cooperation with Northeast

Cooperative

Extension Services

Acknowledgments

Contents

The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the food specialists of the Nutrient Data Research Group, Consumer Nutrition Center, who shared their collected data; and Mildred T. Pati, who developed the format and processed the data. Gratitude is also expressed to people in private industry who supplied data and information.

Introduction 3 Sodium content of foods 6 Beverages and fruit juices .... 6 Dairy products 8 Eggs, fish, shellfish, meat, poultry, and related products 11 Fruits 17 Grain products 19 Legumes and nuts 24 Soups 26 Sugars and sweets 27 Vegetables, vegetable juices, and salads 28 Condiments, fats, and oils 33 Sodium content of selected nonprescription drugs 35

Issued August 1980 Washington, D.C.

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The Sodium Content of Your Food Anne C. Marsh, Ruth N. Klippstein, and Sybil D. Kaplan*

Introduction Sodium is a mineral element necessary for proper body function. It is involved in maintaining blood volume and cellular osmotic pressure and in transmitting nerve impulses. Body needs for sodium are not great. Intakes of 1,100 to 3,300 milligrams of sodium per day are considered safe and adequate for the healthy adult by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council. Most dietary sodium is found in the form of sodium chloride, the compound we know as table salt, which is 40 percent sodium and 60 percent chloride. One teaspoon of salt contains approximately 2,000 milligrams of sodium. Current estimates of daily sodium intake by individuals are between 2,300 to 6,900 milligrams (about 1 to 3 teaspoons or 6 to 17 grams of salt). Many Americans consume more sodium than they need. "Nutrition and Your Health—Dietary Guidelines for Americans," published jointly by the Departments of Agriculture and Health, Education, and Welfare in February 1980, suggests that people should "avoid [eating] too much sodium." Excess sodium in the diet is believed to contribute to high blood pressure or hypertension in some

*Marsh is a Nutrition Analyst with the Consumer Nutrition Center, SEA, USDA; Klippstein is Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University; and Kaplan is a Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of Rhode Island, Kingston.

people. Control of body weight and restriction of sodium intake from foods, drinks, and drugs are among treatments prescribed by physicians to control high blood pressure. This publication provides a table showing the sodium content of common foods (table 1), to help you figure out how much sodium is in your diet. Table 2 lists the sodium content of selected nonprescription drugs. In addition to the salt we knowingly sprinkle on our food, many foods contain sodium as a part of their normal chemical composition. Household staples like baking powder and baking soda are sodium compounds. Some popular flavoring agents high in sodium are soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, catsup, pickles, olives, and garlic, onion, and celery salts. Many processed foods contain added sodium. Salted or brined meats and fish are obviously higher in salt content than the uncured forms. Many canned vegetables are packed in a salt solution or brine. Frozen vegetables are usually processed without added salt. However, starchy vegetables like lima beans and peas are frequently sorted in brine before freezing. Frozen vegetables with added sauces, mushrooms, or nuts are higher in sodium than the plain varieties. Canned and frozen fruits are not usually processed with added salt, but some companies add small amounts of salt to prevent darkening of some fruits and to enhance flavor of applesauce. Some canned

and frozen fruits, and most canned whole tomatoes, are dipped in sodium hydroxide so that they can be easily peeled. This process causes these foods to have higher sodium levels than are found in the fresh foods. Canned and bottled citrus drinks are sometimes buffered with sodium citrate. Sodium ion exchange is used in processing some wines to reduce sedimept and clarify the product. Chemical ingredients which contain sodium may be added during food processing. Some examples of these ingredients are monosodium glutamate or MSG (a flavor enhancer); sodium saccharin (a sweetener); sodium phosphates (emulsifiers, stabilizers, buffers); sodium citrate (a buffer); sodium caseinate (a thickener and binder); and sodium benzoate and sodium nitrite (preservatives). It is especially important for persons on salt-restricted diets to read ingredient labels carefully to see which, if any, sodium compounds have been included in processed foods. Those items listed first on the label are present in the largest amounts. Nutritional information on labels of some foods, such as breakfast cereals, shows sodium values. To allow for variability among packages, cereal manufacturers may show higher values on packages of cereal than those shown in the table.

Some over-the-counter drugs, particularly antacids, contain sodium in significant amounts. Read labels carefully and ask your physician about using such drugs. Refer to table 2 for a list of selected nonprescription drugs and the amount of sodium each contains. Many patients with high blood pressure take diuretics and are advised to increase their potassium intake to replenish that lost in the increased urine volume. Bananas and orange juice are frequently recommended for their potassium content. Most fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes, and uncu red meats are also good sources of potassium and add only small amounts of sodium to the diet. If you are thinking of using a potassium substitute for common salt, you should consult your physician before doing so. Another source of sodium is drinking water. The sodium content of drinking water varies considerably throughout the country. This variation also affects the sodium content of soft drinks and beer produced and bottled at different locations. Water softeners raise the sodium content of water—the harder the water, the greater amount of sodium needed to soften it. In most States, the State department of public health can supply information on the sodium content of public water supplies and provide help in getting water from individual wells or water supplies analyzed.

This bulletin updates sodium values listed in "Composition of Foods/' Agriculture Handbook No. 8 (1963), and includes values for additional food items. The values were obtained from published reports of laboratory analyses that used flame photometry, atomic absorption, or emission spectroscopy to find the sodium content of foods. These reports include data from industrial, scientific, and technical literature. Because some products vary considerably in sodium content, table 1 gives representative values. Sodium values shown reflect current processing practices and typical product formulas. If these practices and for-

mulas are changed, sodium values may change also. Values given in table 1 are for unsalted products, unless specified. Cooked items have been prepared using unsalted water, even though the manufacturers' instructions may call for salt. Canned vegetable values are for total can contents of solids and liquids. The values reported are for common household measures of the foods and include metric equivalents. Some labels may express sodium content in grams or milligrams. Here's how to convert these measurements and also how to measure the amount of sodium in salt.

Salt and sodium conversions Grams to milligrams Sodium into salt (NaCI) equivalent

Salt into sodium

Sodium in milligrams to sodium in milliequivalents^

Milliequivalents of sodium to milligrams of sodium

Multiply weight in grams by 1,000

Milligrams of sodium content -^.40 = milligrams of salt Milligrams of salt x .40 = milligrams of sodium

Milligrams of sodium -23 (atomic weight of sodium) = milliequivalents of sodium

Milliequivalents of sodium x23 = milligrams of sodium

1 Medical prescriptions are often given as milliequivalents (mEq).

Table 1—Sodium Content of Foods

Beverages and Fruit Juices Item

Food

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (miliigrams)

Alcoholic:

1

Beer

2

Gin, rum, wh^isky Wine:

12 f 1 oz 2 fl oz

360 60

25 1

4 fl oz 4 fl oz 4 fl oz

120 120 120

12 6 14

4 fl oz 4 fl oz

120 120

19 2

8 fl oz 8 f 1 oz

240 240

0 14

8 fl oz

240

39

8 fl oz 8 fl oz

240 240

16 21

8 8 8 8

oz oz oz oz

240 240 240 240

34 46 13 24

8 fl oz

240

232

8 fl oz

240

2

8 8 8 8 8

240 240 240 240 240

1 1 7 124 3

Red: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Domestic Imported Sherry White: Domestic Imported— Breakfast drink, instant: Grape Citrus fruits

13 14 15 16

Carbonated: Club soda Cola: Regular—Low calorie Fruit flavored: Regular--^ Low calorie Ginger ale Root beer

17

Cocoa mix, water added---

10 11 12

18 19 20 21 22 23

Coffee: Brewed Instant: Regular Decaffeinated With chicory With flavorings Substitute

fl fl fl fl

fl fl fl fl fl

oz oz oz oz oz

Item

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Food

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

Mineral water, imported—

36 37 38 39

49 50 51 52 53 54

Weight (grams)

Fruit drinks, canned: 240 Apple 8 fl oz 240 Cranberry juice cocktail 8 fl oz 240 Grape 8 fl oz 240 Lemonade 8 fl oz 240 Orange 8 fl oz 240 Pineapple-grapefruit— 8 fl oz Fruit drills, dehydrated, reconstituted: Sweetened: 240 Lemonade 8 f 1 oz 240 Orange 8 fl oz 240 Other fruit 8 f 1 oz 240 Unsweetened, all flavors 8 f 1 oz Fruit juices: Apple cider or juiceApricot nectar Citrus: Grapefruit juice: Canned Frozen, diluted— Lemon or lime juice: Canned Frozen, di luted— Orange juice: Canned Frozen, diluted-— Tangerine juice Grape juice, bottled— Peach nectar Pear nectar Pineapple juice Prune juice

34 35

Portion

Tea: Hot: Brewed Instant Iced: Canned Powdered, lemon flavored: Sugar sweetenedLow calorie Thirst quenchei

Sodium (milligrams)

16 4 1 60 77 80 50 35 0 0

1 cup1 cup-

248 251

1 cup1 cup-

250 247

4 5

1 cup1 cup-

244 248

2 4

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

cupcupcupcupcupcupcupcup-

249 249 249 253 249 250 250 256

5 5 2 8 10 8 5 5

8 fl oz-

240

42

8 fl oz8 fl oz-

240 240

8 f1 oz-

240

8 f 1 oz8 fl oz8 f 1 oz-

240 240 240

1 15 140

Dairy Products Item

Food

62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

Cheese: Natural: Blue Brick— Brie CamembertCheddar: Regular ' Low sodium Colby ' Cottage: Regular and lowfatDry curd, unsaltedCream Edam Feta Gouda^ GruyereLimburger Monterey

71 72 73

Mozzarella, from: Whole milk —Part skim milk—— Muenster

55 56 57 58 59 60 61

74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

Portion

Weight (grams)

Sodium (milligrams)

ozozozoz-

28 28 28 28

396 159 178 239

ozozoz-

28 28 28

176 6 171

ozozozozozozozozoz-

113 113 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

457 14 84 274 316 232 95 227 152

ozozozoz-

28 28 28 28

106 132 178 113

28 28 28

528 454 248

124 124 28 28 28

104 155 513 74 213

28

406

Neufchatel Parmesan: Grated ozHard ozProvolone ozRicotta, made with: Whole milk /2 cupPart skim milk /2 cupRoquefort oz Swiss oz—Tilsit oz Pasteurized processed cheese: American 1 oz

Item

Food

84 85

Low sodium Swiss— Cheese food: American Swiss

86 87

Cheese spread: American Cream, sweet: 89 Fluid, all types 90 Whipped 91 Cream, sour, cultured

88

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

oz oz

28 28

2 388

oz oz

28 28

337 440

oz

28

381

tbsp tbsp tbsp

15 3 12

6 4 6

tbsp tbsp tbsp oz

15 6 4 28

12 12 2 29

cup cup

244 244

122 5

cup cup

245 - 245

257 122

cup cup cup

252 255 306

266 294 389

/2 cup cup II cup

60 68 60

322 373 310

cup cup cup

250 250 254

149 123 138

cup cup

265 265

215 168

shake

306

317

cup cup

133 133

75 84

Cream products, imitation:

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113

Sweet: Coffee whitener: Liquid Powdered Whipped Topping Sour, cultured Milk: Fluid: Whole and lowfat Whole, low sodium Buttermilk, cultured: Salted Unsalted — Canned: Evaporated: Whole-^ Skim — Sweetened, condensedDry: Nonfat: Regular Instant i zed ButtermiIk Milk beverages: Chocolate Cocoa, hot Eggnog Malted: Natural flavor Chocolate flavor Shakes, thick: Chocolate or vanillaMilk desserts, frozen Ice cream: Chocolate Custard, French

Item

114 115 116

117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 US 139 140 141 142 143 144 145

Weight (grams)

Sodium (milligrams)

Strawberry 1 cup 133 Vanilla: French, softserve— 1 cup 173 Hardened 1 cup - 140 Ice milk: Vanilla: Hardened— 1 cup -— 131 Soft serve 1 cup 175 Novelty products: Bars: Fudge 1 bar 73 Orange cream 1 bar 66 Vanilla, chocolate coated: Ice cream 1 bar 47 Ice milk 1 bar 50 Cones, vanilla, chocolate coated-— 1 small 71 Sandwich — 1 sandwich— 62 Sherbet, orange 1 cup 193 Milk desserts, other: Custard, baked 1 cup 265 Puddings: Butterscotch: Regular, whole milk- 1/2 cup—148 149 Instant, whole milk- 1/2 cup—LoCal, skim milk 1/2 cup— 130 142 Ready-to-serve 1 can 142 Chocolate: Home recipe 1/2 cup--130 148 Regular, whole milk- 1/2 cup—Instant, whole milk- 1/2 cup-— 149 LoCal, skim milk 1/2 cup— 130 Ready-to-serve 1 can 142 Vanilla: Home recipe 1/2 cup— 128 Regular, whole milk- 1/2 cup148 Instant, whole milk- 1/2 cup—149 LoCal, skim milk 1/2 cup— 130 Ready-to-serve 1 can 142 Tapioca, cooked 1/2 cup—145 Yogurt: Plain: Regular 8 oz 227 Lowfat - 8 oz 227 Skim milk — 8 oz 227 With fruit 8 oz 227

77

Food

Portion

153 112

105 163 54 27 24 31 64 92 89 209

245 445 130 290 73 195 470 80 262 83 200 400 115 279 130 105 159 174 133

Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Meat, Poultry; and Related Products Item

146 147 148 149

150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172

Food

Eggs: Whole White Yolk Substitute, frozen "ish: Bass, black sea, raw— Bluefish: Baked with butter Breaded, fried Bonito, canned Catfish, raw Cod, broiled with butter Eel, raw Flounder (includes sole and other flat fish) baked with butter Haddock, breaded, fried Halibut, broiled with butter Herring, smoked Lingcod, raw Mackerel, rawMullet, breaded, friedOcean perch, fried Pollock, creamed Pompano, cooked Rockfish, ovensteamed-Salmon: Broiled with butter-Canned: Salt added: Pink Red Silver Without salt added-

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

1 egg— 1 white1 yolk1/4 cup-

50 33 17 60

59 50 9 120

3 oz-

85

57

ozozozozozoz-

85 85 85 85 85 85

87 123 437 50 93 67

3 oz3 oz-

85 85

201 150

ozozozozozoz3 oz3 oz3 oz-

85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85

3 oz-

85

99

3 3 3 3

85 85 85 85

443 329 298 41

ozozozoz-

114 5,234

50 40 83 128 94 48 57

11

iÍ£¡]]

173 174 175 176 177

178 179 180 181 182 183

184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198

199 200

12

_^

food

^

Sardines, canned: Drained-— In tomato sauce Shad, baked with butter Snapper, raw—— Trout, lake, raw— Tuna, canned: Light meat: Chunk: Oil pack Water pack— Grated White meat (Albacore) Chunk, low sodium-Solid: Oil pack Water pack Shellfish: Clams, raw: Hard Soft Crab: Canned, drained Steamed Lobster, boiled Mussels, raw Oysters: Raw Fried Frozen Scallops: Raw Steamed Shrimp: Raw FriedCanned Squid, dried Meat: Beef: Cooked, lean Corned: Cooked

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

-

3 3 3 3 3

oz-oz oz--——— oz — oz

85 85 85 85 85

552 338 66 56 67

85 85 85

303 288 246

85

34

3 oz 3 oz

85 85

384 309

3 oz 3 oz

85 85

174 30

85 85 85 85

425 314 212 243

85 85 85

113 174 323

3 oz-—^ 3 oz

85 85

217 225

3 3 3 1

85 85 85 4

137 159 1,955 183

3 oz

85

55

3 oz

85

802

3 oz-3 oz 3 oz3 oz--

3 3 3 3

ozoz oz oz

3 oz 3 oz 3 oz

—

•--

-— —

oz oz oz serving—

Item

Food

201 202 203

Canned Dried, chipped Lamb, cooked, lean Pork: Cured: Bacon: Cooked Canadian Ham Salt pork, raw Fresh, cooked, leanVeal, cooked, lean

204 205 206 207 208 209

210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221

222 223 224 225 226 227

Organ meats: Brain, raw Gizzard, poultry, simmered Heart: Beef, braised Calf, braised Poultry, simmered— Kidney, beef, braisedLiver: Calf, fried Pork, simmered Poultry, simmered-— Sweetbreads, calf, cooked Tongue, beef, braised Tripe: Commerci al Poultry and game: Chicken, roasted: Breast with skin Drumstick with skinProducts: Canned Frankfurter— Duck, roasted, flesh and skin Goose, roasted, flesh and skin

Portion

Weight (grams)

Sodium (milligrams)

3 oz1 oz3 oz-

85 28 85

893 1,219 58

2 slices1 slice— 3 oz

1 oz 3 oz 3 oz

14 28 85 28 85 85

274 394 1,114 399 59 69

1 oz-

28

35

1 oz-

28

17

1 1 1 1

ozozozoz-

28 28 28 28

29 32 14 71

1 oz1 oz1 oz-

28 28 28

33 14 16

1 oz1 oz-

28 28

32 17

1 oz-

28

13

1/2 breast" 1 drumstick-

98 52

69 47

1 5-oz can- 142 1 frankfurter 45

714 617

1/2 duck

382

227

1/2 goose—

774

543

13

Item

228 229 230 231

232

233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258

14

Food

Rabbit: Leg, raw Flesh, cooked Turkey, small, roasted: Breast with skin Leg with skin Sausages, luncheon meats, and spreads: Beer salami, beef Bologna: Beef Beef and pork — Bratwurst, cooked Braunschweiger Brotwurst Chicken spread — Frankfurter Ham: And cheese loaf Chopped Devi led Spread Kiel basa -— Knockwurst Lebanon bologna Liver cheese Old fashioned loaf Olive loaf Pepperoni Salami : Cooked: Beef Beef and pork Dry or hard, pork---Sausage: Cooked: Pork Pork and beef Smoked Thüringer Tuna spread

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

4 oz4 oz-

113 113

40 70

1/2 breast1 leg

344 245

182 195

56

1 sliceslice slice oz slice oz oz frankfurter

22 22 28 28 28 28 57

220 224 158 324 315 115 639

oz sliceoz oz slicelinkslicesi icesi i ceslicesi ice-

28 21 28 28 26 68 18 20 22 21 6

381 288 253 258 280 687 228 245 275 312 122

si icesliceslice-

22 22 10

255 234 226

linkpattylinksliceoz

13 27 28 22 28

168 217 264 320 92

Item

259 260

Food

Turkey roll Vienna sausage

Portion

—

277 278 279

Prepared main dishes: Beef: And macaroni: Frozen Canned Cabbage, stuffed, frozen Chili con carne with beans, canned: Regular Low sodium Dinners, frozen: Beef Meat loaf Sirloin, chopped™ Swiss steak Enchiladas Goulash, canned Hash, corned beef, canned Meatballs, Swedish— Peppers, stuffed, frozen Pizza, frozen: With pepperoni With sausage Pot pie: Home baked Frozen Ravioli, canned

280 281 282 283

Spaghetti, canned: And ground beef And meatballs Sauce Stew, canned

261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276

284 285

Chicken: And dumplings, frozen And noodles, frozen—

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

1 oz 1 link

28 16

166 152

6 oz 1 cup

170 227

673 1,185

8 oz

226

63

1 cup 1 cup—^

255 335

1,194 100

1 1 1 1 1 8

312 312 284 284 207 227

998 1,304 978 682 725 1,032

1 cup 8 oz

220 227

1,520 1,880

8 oz

226

1,001

1/2 pie 1/2 pie

195 189

813 967

1 pie 1 pie 7.5 oz

227 227 213

644 1,093 1,065

7.5 oz 7.5 oz 4 oz 8 oz—

213 213 114 227

1,054 942 856 980

12 oz 3/4 cup

340 180

1,506 662

dinner dinner dinner dinner pkg oz

15

Item

286 287 288 289

Food

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

Chow mein, home recipe Dinner, frozen Pot pie: Home recipe Frozen —

1 cup-^ 1 dinner

250 312

718 1,153

1 pie 1 pie-

232 227

594 907

1 dinner

248

1,212

291 292 293

Fish and shellfish: Fish dinner, frozen— Shrimp: Dinner, frozen Egg roll, frozen— Tuna, pot pie, frozen

1 dinner 1 roll 1 pie-

223 71 227

758 648 715

294

Pork, sweet and sour canned ——

1 cup—

275

1,968

1 dinner

333

1,228

1 pie 1 pie———

227 233

620 1,018

7.5 oz

214

1,825

1 cup 1/412-inpie 1 cup

240 90 221

1,273 447 1,370

1 each 1 portion— 1 sandwich— 2-1/2 oz—-

Ill 410 164 69

709 2,243 882 146

1 each 92 1 each 236 1 frankfurter 93 1/4 pie 110 1 shake 308 1 taco 75

461 990 728 599 266 401

290

296 297

Turkey: Dinner, frozen Pot pie: Home recipe Frozen

298

Veal Parmigiana

299 300 301

Without meat: Chow mein, vegetable, frozenPizza, cheese Spanish rice, canned-

295

302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311

16

Fast foods: Cheeseburger Chicken dinner Fish sandwich French fries Hamburger: Regular JumboFrankfurter Pizza, cheese— Shake— Taco

-

-

Fruits Item

Food

Apples: Raw or baked— — Frozen, slices Frozen, scalloped Dried, sulfured Applesauce, canned: 316 Sweetened 317 Unsweetened 318 With added salt Apricots: 319 Raw Canned: 320 Peeled Unpeeled 321 322 Dried 323 Avocado, raw -— 324 Banana, raw Berries: Blackberries (Boysenberries) 325 Raw Canned 326 Blueberries: 327 Raw Canned 328 Raspberries: 329 Raw Frozen 330 Strawberries: 331 Raw Frozen, sliced 332 Cherries: 333 Raw 334 Frozen 335 Canned Citrus: Grapefruit: 336 Raw Frozen, unsweetened337 Canned, sweetened—338 312 313 314 315

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

02

138 200 227 227

2 28 45 210

cupcupcup-

250 250 250

6 5 68

apricots— 114

1

cup cup cup avocado banana

258 258 130 216 119

27 10 12 22 2

cupcup-

144 244

1 3

cupcup-

145 250

1 2

cup package-

123 284

1 3

cupcup-

149 255

2 6

cup8 oz— cup-

150 227 257

1 3 10

/2 grapefruit 120 cup 244 254 cup

1 6 4

applecup--oz

17

Item

339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376

18

Food

Kumquat Lemon, raw Oranges, raw Tángelo Tangerine Cranberry, raw Cranberry sauce Currant: Raw Dried Dates, dried Figs: Raw Canned Dried Fruit cocktail, canned— Grapes, Thompson seedless Mangos, raw Muskmelon: Cantaloup Casaba Honeydew --Nectarines, raw Papaya, raw— Peaches: Raw Frozen Canned Dried, uncooked Pears: Raw Canned Dried Pineapple: Raw Canned Plums: Raw -— Canned Prunes: Cooked Dried Raisins, seedless Rhubarb: Cooked, sugared Frozen Watermelon

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

kumquat-'— 19 lemon 74 orange 131 tángelo 95 tangerine— 86 cup 95 cup 277

1 1 1 1 1 1 75

cup cup 0 dates

133 140 80

3 10 1

figcup fig cup 0 grapes mango

50 248 20 255 50 200

2 3 2 15 1 1

272 230 298 138 303

24 34 28 1 8

peachcup--cup— cup—

100 250 256 160

1 10 15 10

pearcup-cup—

168 255 180

1 15 10

cupcup-

135 255

1 7

plumcup--

66 256

1 10

cup-— largecup---

213 43 145

8 2 17

cup— 270 cup 270 /16 melon— 426

5 5 8

/2 melon /5 melon /5 melon nectarine— papaya

Grain Products Portion

Weight (grams)

Barley, pearled, cooked--

1 cup-

200

Biscuits, baking powder: Regular flourSelf rising flour With milk from mix Low sodium

1 1 1 1

biscuitbiscuitbiscuitbiscuit-

28 28 28 28

175 185 272 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

sliceoz sliceslicesliceloaf-

45 28 25 23 23 64

120 176 148 116 138 132

1 slice1 slice1 slice-

25 32 26

139 182 66

1 1 1 1

25 16 23 25

114 79 7 132

1 cup— 3/4 cup-

236 177

1 354

3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4

184 184 184 184 184

2 5 126 350 1

Item

Food

377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394

395 396 397 398 399 400 401

Bread: Boston brown bread Cornbread, homemade Cracked wheat French Mixed grain Pita Rye: Regular Pumpernickel Salt rising White: Regular Thin Low sodium Whole wheat Breakfast cereals: Hot, cooked, in unsalted Corn (hominy) grits: Regular Instant Cream of Wheat: Regular Instant Quick Mix 'n eat Farina

sliceslicesliceslice-

Sodium (milligrams)

water:

cupcupcupcupcup-

19

Item

402 403 404 405 406 407

408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435

20

Food

Oatmeal : Regular or quick--Instant: No sodium added— Sodium added With apples and cinnamon With maple and brown sugar With raisins and spice Ready-to-eat: Bran cereals: All-Bran Bran Chex 40% Bran 100% Bran— Raisin BranCheeri os Corn cereals: Corn Chex Corn flakes: Low sodium Regular Sugar coated Sugar Corn Pops Granóla: Regular No sodium added Kix Life Product 19 Rice cereals: Low sodium Puffed rice Rice Chex Rice Krispies Sugar coated — Special K Total Trix Wheat cereals: Puffed wheat— Sugar coated-^ Shredded wheat Wheat Chex

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

3/4 cup-

180

1

3/4 cup 3/4 cup

180 180

1 283

3/4 cup——

180

220

3/4 cup^

180

277

3/4 cup

180

223

1/3 cup 2/3 cup 2/3 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup1-1/4 cup—

28 28 28 28 28 28

160 262 251 221 209 304

1 cup

28

297

1-1/4 cup— 1 cup 3/4 cup 1 cup

28 28 28 28

10 256 274 105

1/4 cup—— 1/4 cup 1-1/2 cup— 2/3 cup

34 34 28 28

3/4 cup——

28

61 16 261 146 175

1 cup — 2 cups 1-1/8 cup— 1 cup—— 7/8 cup 1-1/4 cup— 1 cup 1 cup

28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

10 2 238 340 149 265 359 160

2 cups 1 cup 1 biscuit—2/3 cup

28 28 24 28

2 46 3 190

Item

436 437

438 439 440 441

Weight (grams)

Sodium (milligrams)

1 cup— 1/4 cup-

28 28

355 1

1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8

42 35 55 40

167 135 110 172

Portion

Food

Wheaties Wheat germ, toastedBreakfast sweets: Coffee cake: Almond Blueberry Honey nut Pecan

—-•

cakecakecakecake-

Danish: Apple, frozen Cheese, frozen— Cinnamon, frozen Orange, refrigerated dough

rollrollroll-

72 72 72

220 250 260

1 roll-

39

329

446 447

Doughnut: Cake type Yeast leavened-

1 doughnut1 doughnut-

32 42

160 99

448 449 450 451

Sweet rolls: Apple crunch, frozenCaramel, frozen Cinnamon, frozen Honey

1 1 1 1

rollrollrollroll-

28 29 26 28

105 118 110 119

452 453 454 455

Toaster pastry: Apple, frosted Blueberry, frostedCinnamon, frostedStrawberry

1 1 1 1

pastry—pastry-" pastry-— pastry-—

52 52 52 52

324 242 326 238

56 57 67 55 68 69

134 250 402 171 238 242

442 443 444 445

456 457 458 459 460 461

Cakes, from mix: Angel food: Regular One step Devils food— Pound White Yellow

1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12

cakecakecakecakecakecake-

21

Item

462 463 464

465 466

Food

Cookies: Brownies, iced Chocolate chip™ Fig bars

467 468 469 470 471 472

Ginger snaps Macaroons Oatmeal : Plain With chocolate chipsWith raisins Sandwich type Shortbread Sugar —>

473 474

Sugar wafer Vanilla wafer

475 476 477 478 479

Crackers: Graham Low sodium— Rye Saltine Whole wheat-

480

Macaroni, cooked™

481 482 483 484

Muffin, English Noodles, cooked Pancakes, from mixPancake mix

485 486 487 488 489 490 491

22

Pies, frozen: Apple Banana cream Bavarian cream: Chocolate Lemon Blueberry Cherry Chocolate cream-

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

4 cookies2 cookies-

32 21 28 28 38

69 69 96 161 14

1 2 2 2 4 1 4 6

cookie— cook1 escookiescooki escookiescook i e— cookiescookies-

18 26 26 20 30 26 28 24

77 54 55 96 116 108 43 53

1 1 1 2 1

cracker— cracker— crackei— crackerscracker—-

7 4 6 6 4

48 1 70 70 30

1 1 1 1 1

cup medium-— cup pancakecup

140 57 140 27 141

2 293 2 152 2,036

1/8 of pie1/6 of pie-

71 66

208 90

1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/6

80 83 71 71 66

78 71 163 169 107

1 brownie2 cookies2 bars

of of of of of

piepiepiepiepie-

Item

492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499

Food

Coconut: Cream Custard Lemon cream Mince Peach Pecan Pumpkin Strawberry cream

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

66 71 66 71 71 71 71 66

104 194 92 258 169 241 169 101

1 cup-

195

10

1 cup1 cup1 cup-

205 175 165

6 4 13

1/6 1/8 1/6 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/6

of of of of of of of of

piepie— piepie— piepie— piepie—

501 502 503

Rice, cooked: Brown White: Regular— ParboiledQuick

504 505

Rolls: Brown and serve Refrigerated dough-

1 roll' 1 roll'

28 35

138 342

506

Snacks: Corn chips

1 oz-

28

231

500

507 508 509

Popcorn: Caramel coatedOil, salt Plain

1 cup1 cup1 cup-

35 9 6

262 175 1

510

Potato chips-

10 chips

20

200

511 512

Pretzels: Regular twistSmall stick

1 pretzel3 sticks

6 1

101 17

513 514 515

Spaghetti, cooked Stuffing mix, cookedWaffle, frozen

1 cup 1 cup 1 waffle-

140 170 37

2 1,131 275

23

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Legumes and Nuts Item

516 517

Food

Almonds: Salted, roasted—^ Unsalted, slivered

Weight Sodium (grams) (mrfligrams)

Portion

cup cup

157 115

311 4

cup——— cup

260 260

606 928

520 521 522 523 524 525 526

Beans: Baked, canned: Boston style —With or without porkDry, cooked: Great NorthernLima Kidney Navy Pinto Kidney, canned Brazil nuts, shelled

cup—-^ cup cup cup ^— cup cup— cup-

179 192 182 195 207 255 140

5 4 4 3 4 844 1

527 528 529 530

Cashews: Roasted in oil Dry roasted, salted^^ Chestnuts Chickpeas, cooked

cupcup cup cup

140 140 160 169

21 1,200 10 13

531

Filberts (hazelnuts), chopped

cup

115

2

532

Lentils, cooked

cup

188

4

cup cup cup cup—

144 144 144 144

986 601 823 8

tbsp— tbsp

16 16

81 1

518 519

533 534 535 536 537 538 24

Peanuts: Dry roasted, salted-™ Roasted, salted Spanish, salted Unsalted Peanut butter: Smooth or crunchy-—— Low sodium

-

Item

539 540 541 542 543

Food

Peas: Biackeye, cooked— Split, cooked Pecans Pili nuts— — Pistachios-

Portion

-

546 547

Soybeans: Cooked Curd (tofu) — Fermented (miso): Red— — White --—

548

Walnuts. English

544 545

1 1 1 4 1

cup cup cup oz cup

1 cup 1/4 block1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1 cup

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

204 237 118 113 125

12 5 1 3 6

180 130

4 9

72 67

3,708 2,126

120

25

Soups Item

549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 26

Food

Beef broth, cubed Beef noodle; Condensed, with water— Dehydrated, with water-Chicken noodle: Condensed, with water-Dehydrated, with waterChicken rice: Condensed, with water— Dehydrated, with waterClam chowder, Manhattan, condensed, with water— Clam chowder. New England, condensed: With water With milk Minestrone, condensed, with water Mushroom: Condensed, with water— Condensed, with milk™ Dehydrated, with waterLow sodium Pea, green: Condensed, with water— Dehydrated, with waterTomato: Condensed, with water-Condensed, with milk— Dehydrated, with waterLow sodium Vegetable: Condensed, with water— Dehydrated, with waterVegetable beef: Condensed, with water— Dehydrated, with waterLow sodium

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

1 cup-

241

1,152

1 cup-1 cup--

244 251

952 1,041

1 cup-1 cup-

241 252

1,107 1,284

1 cup-1 cup-

241 253

814 980

1 cup--

244

1,808

1 cup-1 cup--

244 248

914 992

1 cup-

241

911

1 1 1 1

cup— cup— cup— cup--

244 248 253 244

1,031 1,076 1,019 27

1 cup— 1 cup-

250 271

987 1,220

1 1 1 1

cup-cup-cup— cup--

244 248 265 244

872 932 943 29

1 cup-1 cup-

241 253

823 1,146

1 cup— 1 cup— 1 cup—

244 252 244

957 1,000 51

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Sugars and Sweets Item

Food

Candy: Candy corn Caramel Chocolate: 577 Bitter ' 578 Milk 579 Fudge, chocolate 580 Gum drops 581 Hard ■ 582 Jelly beans 583 Licorice 584 Marshmallows 585 Mints, uncoated • 586 Peanut brittle 587 Taffy-— • Toffee bar, almond-^ 588 Jams and jellies: Jam: Regular 589 590 Low calorie Jelly: Regular591 592 Low calorie Sirup: Chocolate flavored: 593 Thin-— 594 Fudge 595 Corn Maple: 596 Regular 597 Imitation Molasses: Light 598 Medium 599 600 Blackstrap Sugar: Brown 601 Granulated 602 Powdered 603 575 576

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

oz oz

28 28

60 74

oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz

28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28

4 28 54 10 9 3 28 11 56 145 88 65

tbsp tbsp

20 20

2 19

tbsp tbsp

18 18

3 21

tbsp tbsp tbsp

19 19 20

10 17 14

tbsp tbsp

20 20

1 20

tbsp tbsp tbsp

20 20 20

3 7 18

cup cup cup

220 200 120

66 2 1 27

Vegetables, Vegetable Juices, and Salads Item

604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630

28

Food

Artichokes: Cooked Hearts, frozen Asparagus: Raw Frozen Canned: Regular Low sodium Beans: Italian: Frozen Canned Lima: Cooked Frozen Canned Low sodium--^ Snap: Cooked Frozen: Regular— With almonds With mushrooms With onions Canned: Regular Low sodium Beansprouts, mung: Raw Canned Beets: Cooked Canned: Sliced Low sodium Harvard Pickled Beet greens, cooked

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

1 medium 3 oz —

120 85

36 40

1 spear 4 spears

20 60

1 4

4 spears 1 cup

80 235

298 7

85 220

4 913

170 170 170 170

2 128 456 7

3 oz 1 cup1 1 1 1

cup cupcup cup

1 cup 3 3 3 3

—

oz oz oz oz

-

— --

125 85 85 85 85

3 335 145 360

1 cup------1 cup—-—

130 135

326 3

1 cup 1 cup

105 125

5 71

1 cup

170

73

1 1 1 1 1

170 170 170 170 145

479 110 275 330 110

cup cup cup cup cup

—

--

-.—

Item

631 632 633 634 635 636 637

638 639 640 641 642 643 644

Portion

Food

Broccoli: RawFrozen:

—

Cooked——--—^ With cheese sauce With hollandaise sauce Brussels sprouts: Raw

Frozen: Cooked

1 stalk

151

23

1 cup— 3.3 023.3 oz-

188 94 94

35 440 115

18

1

150 94

15 421

70 144 70

8 16 18

72

34

94 94 94

43 350 500

1 cup1 cup-

155 150

386 58

1 cup1 cup-

115 125

17 13

1 3 1 1 1

cup— oz stalkcup-— cup-

180 85 20 166 90

18 325 25 143 6

1 cup3 oz

190 85

24 41

1 ear1 cup-—

140 166

1 7

1 medium 1 cup3.3 oz-

In butter sauce-

Weight Sodium (grams) {milligrams^

Cabbage: Green: Raw 1 cup Cooked 1 cup Red, raw 1 cup Carrots: Raw--—— 1 carrot Frozen: Cut or whole 3.3 oz^ In butter sauce— 3.3 oz With brown sugar glaze 3.3 oz-

Canned: 645 646

RegularLow sodium—

Cauliflower:

647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657

Raw

■

Cooked Frozen: Cooked With cheese sauce Celery, raw Chard, cookedChicory— Coll ards: CookedFrozen — — Corn: Cooked— -^.— Frozen

29

Item

658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687

30

Food

Canned: Cream style: Regular Low sodium Vacuum pack Whole kernel : Regular Low sodium Cucumber Dandelion greens, cookedEggplant, cooked Endive, raw Kale: Cooked Frozen ^ Kohlrabi, cooked Leek Lettuce Mushrooms: Raw Canned Mustard greens: Raw Cooked Frozen Okra, cooked Onions: Mature, dryGreen Flaked Parsley, raw Parsnips, cooked Peas, green: Cooked Frozen: Regular In butter sauce In cream sauce With mushrooms

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

cupcupcup-

256 256 210

671 5 577

cup cup slicescup cup cup

165 166 28 105 200 50

384 2 2 46 2 7

cup-oz— cup— bulbcup—

110 85 165 25 55

47 13 9 1 4

cupoz—■

70 56

7 242

cupcup-— oz 0 pods-

33 140 85 106

11 25 25 2

medium tbsp-^ tbsp cup

100 30 6 4 155

10 2 31 2 19

1 cup-

160

2

3 oz-— 3.3 oz2.6 oz3.3 oz-

85 94 74 94

80 402 420 240

Item

688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 7Ü2 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714

Food

Canned: Regular Low sodium Peppers: Hot, raw Sweet, raw or cookedPotatoes: Baked or boiled Frozen: French fried Salted Canned Instant, reconstitutedMashed, milk and salt-Au gratin Pumpkin, canned Radish Rutabaga, cooked Sauerkraut, canned-Shallot Spinach: Raw Cooked Frozen: Regular Creamed Canned: Regular Low sodium Squash: SumiTier: Cooked Frozen, with curry— Canned Winter: Baked, mashed Frozen

Portion

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

cup cup

170 170

pod pod

28 74

medium

493

156

0 strips— . 5 oz cup cup cup cup cup small cup

50 71 250 210 210 245 245 18 200

15 270 753 485 632 1,095 12 2

cup shallot"-

235 20

1,554 3

cupcup-

55 180

49 94

3.3 oz-3 oz

94 85

65 280

1 cup1 cup---

205 205

910 148

1 cup--1/3 cup1 cup---

210 71 210

5 228 785

1 cup--1 cup-—

205 200

2 4

31

Item

715 716 717 718 719

Portion

Food

Sweetpotatoes: Baked or boiled in skinCanned: Regular Low sodiumCandied Yam, white, raw

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

1 potato

132

20

1 1 1 1

100 113 100 200

48 27 42 28

potato serving— potato cup

1 tomato 1 cup

123 240

14 10

722 723 724

Tomatoes: RawCookedCanned: Whole Stewed-^ Low sodium

1 cup 1 cup 1 cup—

240 240 240

390 584 16

725 726 727 728

Tomato juice: Regular Low sodium Tomato paste Tomato sauce

1 1 1 1

243 243 258 248

878 9 77 1,498

729

Turnip greens, cooked

1 cup

155

17

730 731

Vegetables, mixed: Frozen Canned

3.3 oz 1 cup

94 170

45 380

732

Vegetable juice cocktai 1-

1 cup

243

887

733 734 735 736 737 738

Salads: Bean: Marinated Canned Carrot-raisinCole slaw Macaroni Potato--

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/3 1/2

130 130 63 60 127 125

104 537 97 68 676 625

720 721

32

^-—

cup cup cup— cup

cup cup cup cup cup cup

Condiments^ FatS; and Oils Item

739 740

Food

Baking powder Baking soda Catsup: 741 Regular 742 Low sodium — 743 Chili powder Garlic: 744 Powder— 745 Salt™ 746 Horse radish, prepared— Meat tenderizer: 747 Regular 748 Low sodium MSG (monosodium 749 glutamate) 750 Mustard, prepared Olives: 751 Green— 752 Ripe, mission Onion: 753 Powder — 754 Salt 755 Parsley, dried756 Pepper, black Pickles: 757 Bread and butter 758 Dill 759 Sweet 760 Relish, sweet 761 Salt Sauces: 762 A-1 — 763 Barbecue Chili: 764 Regular 765 Low sodium

Portion

Weight (grams)

Sodium (milligrams)

1 tsp 1 tsp

3 3

339 821

1 tbsp 1 tbsp 1 tsp

15 15 3

156 3 26

1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tbsp

3 6 18

1 1,850 198

1 tsp 1 tsp

5 5

1,750 1

1 tsp 1 tsp

5 5

492 65

4 olives 3 olives

16 15

323 96

1 1 1 1

tsp tsp tbsp tsp

2 5 1 2

1 1,620 6 1

2 1 1 1 1

slices pickle pickle tbsp tsp

15 65 15 15 5

101 928 128 124 1,938

1 tbsp 1 tbsp

17 16

275 130

1 tbsp 1 tbsp

17 15

227 11

33

'tern

766 767 768 769 770 771 772

773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788

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Food

Weight Sodium (grams) (milligrams)

Portion

Soy Tabasco Tartar Teriyaki Worcestershire Vinegar Yeast, baker's, dry

-

1 tbsp——— 1 tsp 1 tbsp 1 tbsp 1 tbsp1/2 cup 1 package—

Fats, oils, and related products: Butter: Regular 1 tbsp Unsalted 1 tbsp Whipped 1 tbsp Margarine: Regular 1 tbsp—^ Unsalted 1 tbsp Salad dressing: Blue cheese 1 tbsp French: Home recipe 1 tbsp Bottled 1 tbsp Dry mix, prepared— 1 tbsp Low sodium 1 tbsp Italian: Bottled— 1 tbsp Dry mix, prepared— 1 tbsp Mayonnaise 1 tbsp Russian 1 tbsp Thousand Island: Regular 1 tbsp Low cal 1 tbsp

-

18 5 14 18 17 120 7

1,029 24 182 69Ü 206 1 1

14 14 9

116 2 74

14 14

140 1

15

153

14 14 14 15

92 214 253 3

15 14 15 15

116 172 78 133

16 14

109 153

* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1980

720-008/3954

Table 2—Sodium Content of Selected Nonprescription Drugs'*

Type of product

Trade name

Ingredients

Sodium content mg per dose mgper 100 ml

Analgesic

(Various)

Aspirin

49

—

Antacid analgesic

Bromo-Seltzer

Acetaminophen Sodium citrate Aspirin Sodium citrate

717

-

521

-

1,000

-

53

_ _

Alka-Seltzer (blue box) Antacid laxative

Sal Hepática

Sodium bicarbonate Sodium monohydrogen phosphate Sodium citrate

Antacids

Rolaids

Dihydroxy aluminum Sodium carbonate Sodium bicarbonate Sodium bicarbonate Potassium bicarbonate Citric acid Sodium bicarbonate Tartaric acid Sucrose

Soda Mint Alka-Seltzer Antacid (gold box) Brioschi

Laxatives

Metamucil Instant Mix Fleet's Enema

Psyllium Sodium bicarbonate Citric acid Sodium biphosphate Sodium phosphate

Sleep-aids

Miles Nervine Effervescent

Sodium citrate

Antacid suspensions

Milk of Magnesia Amphogel Basalgel Maalox

Magnesium hydroxide Aluminum hydroxide Aluminum carbonate Magnesium hydroxide Aluminum carbonate Magnesium aluminum complex Magnesium hydroxide Aluminum hydroxide Simethicone Calcium carbonate

Riopan Mylanta 1 Mylanta H Digel Titralac

89 276

710

' 250

250-300 (absorbed) 544

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ -

10 14 36 50 14 76 160 170 220

♦Reprinted by permission from table 4 of the American Medical Association's publication "Sodium and Potassium In Foods and Drugs " that was adapted from an article by D. R. Bennett, MD, PhD, entitled "Sodium Content of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs." Copyright (1979) to this information is held by the AMA.

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