Hello and welcome to lowersodium.com. I created this site to help people who need to lower their sodium intake. I have included a list of most major foods and their sodium content. I will also be updating this site with sodium content from most popular fast food and sit down restaurant menus. I hope this serves as a helpful reference to anyone concerned about their health.
Sodium Content of Common Foods
All values are given in mg of sodium for a 100 g (3.5 oz) food portion. These values are a guide. More accurate values are given in the Nutritional Information on the package of most products, in the form of mg of sodium per serving.
Apple, raw unpeeled 1
Apple juice, bottled 1
Applesauce, sweetened 2
Asparagus, cooked 1 (regular canned 236)
Avocado 4
Bacon, cooked 1021
Bacon, canadian 2500
Baking powder 11,000
Banana 1
Barly, pearled 3
Beans, Lima 1 (regular canned 236)
Beans, snap green, cooked 4 (regular canned 236)
Beans, white common, cooked 7
Beans, canned with pork and tomato sauce 463
Bean sprouts, cooked 4
Beef, roasted broiled or stewed 60
Beef, corned 1,740
Beef hash, canned 540
Beef, dried 4,300
beef hamberger 47
Beef pie or stew, commercial 400
Beets, cooked 43 (regular canned 236)
Beverages, beer 7
Beverages, liquor 1 (avoid margueritas with salt!)
Beverages, wine 5
Beverage, soda 0 to 100 (check can)
Beverage, fruit drink 0
Beverage, water 0
Biscuits 630
Blackberries 1
Bluefish, cooked 104
Bouillon cubes 24,000
Bread 300 to 500
Broccoli, cooked 10
Brussel sprouts, cooked 10
Butter, salted 826 (unsalted - less than 10)
Cabbage 20
Cakes 100 to 300
Candy, caramels, fudge 200
Candy, hard, marshmallow, peanut brittle 30
Cantaloupe 12
Carrots 40 (regular canned 236)
Cashews, unsalted 15
Cauliflower 10
Celery, raw 126 (cooked 88)
Cereals bran, wheat, crude 9
Cereals, commercial 700 to 1100
Cereal, Corn grits 1
Cereal, Cornmeal 1
Cereal, Farina, dry 2 (cooked salted or instant 160)
Cereal, Oatmeal, dry 2 (cooked salted 218)
Cereal, Rice flakes 987
Cereal, wheat flakes 1000
Cereal, wheat, puffed 4
Cereal, wheat, shredded 3
Cheese, cheddar 620
Cheese, processed 1189
Cheese, cottage 406
Cheese, cream 296
Cheese, Mozzarella 373
Cheese, Parmesan 1,862
Cheese, Swiss 260
Cherries, Raw 2
Chicken, cooked, without skin 60 to 80
Chicken pot pie, commercial 411
Chickpeas, dry 8
Chili con carne, canned with beans 531
Chili powder with seasonings 1574
Chocolate, plain 4
Chocolate syrup 52
Clams, raw soft 36
Clams, hard, round 205
Cocoa, dry 6
Cocoa, processed 717
Coconut, fresh 23
Coffee, instant, dry 72
Coffee, beverage, 1
Collards, cooked 25
Cookies, Fig bars 252
Cookies, oatmeal 170
Cookies , plain 365
Corn, sweet, cooked 0
Cowpeas, dry, cooked 8
Crabmeat, canned 1000
Crackers, Graham 670
Crackers, saltines 1,100
Cranberry juice 1
Cream 40
Cucumber 6
Dates 1
Doughnuts 500
Duck 74
Eggplant, cooked 1
Egg, whole, raw 74 (whites 152, yolk 49)
Endive, curly 14
Figs 2
Flounder 78
Flour 2
Fruit cocktail 5
Gelatin, dry 0 (sweetened, ready-to eat 51)
Grapefruit, fresh, canned or juice 1
Grapes 3
Haddock, raw 61 (battered 177)
Heart, beef 86
Herring 74
Honey 5
Honeydew melon 12
Ice cream, vanilla 87
Jams and preserves 12
Jellies 17
Kale, cooked 43
Lamb, lean 70
Lard 0
Lasagna 490
Lemon, juice or fresh 1
Lettuce 9
Lime, fresh or juice 1
Liver, beef 184
Liver, pork 111
Lobster 210
Macaroni, dry 2 (commercial with cheese 543)
Margarine 987
Chicken with Mushrooms 520
Chicken Breast with String Beans 5.5 oz 550
Chicken Breast with Sacha Sauce 5.5 oz. 510
Kung Pao Chicken 5.5 oz. 540
Black Pepper Chicken 5.5 oz 820
Chicken with Potato 5.5 oz 990
Kung Pao Cashew Chicken Breast 5.5 oz 490
Cousin Thai's Spicy Chicken Breast 5.5 oz 560
Mongolian Chicken 5.5 oz 600
Orange Chicken 5.5 oz. 810
Mandarin Chicken 5.5 oz. 1150
Beef with Broccoli 5.5 oz. 510
Mongolian Beef 5.5 oz 800
Sacha Beef with Sugar Peas 5.5 oz 740
Sweet & Sour Pork 360
BBQ Pork 5.5 oz. 1570
SHRIMP
Kung Pao Shrimp 5.5 oz. 640
Fried Shrimp 6 pcs. (100 g) 810
Mixed Vegetables 5.5 oz. 370
Steamed Rice 8 oz. 30
Fried Rice 8 oz. 710
Chow Mein 8 oz. 1020
Chicken Potsticker 6 pcs. 720
Veggie Spring Roll 1.7 oz.
(1 roll) 270
Chicken Egg Roll 3 oz.
(1 roll) 410
Hot & Sour Soup 12 oz. 1370
Egg Flower Soup 12 oz. 895
Mandarin Sauce 1.5 oz. 740