Sodium

[Oscar's mum]

Does anyone happen to know what the recommended amount of sodium is per 100gm?

[Chickadee]

I'm confused. The amount of sodium per 100g of what?

[Oscar's mum]

Hmmm I knew that didn't make sense:banghead:

Say I am looking at cans of beans at the supermarket and I look at the 100gm serve column on the packaging to see how much sodium and carbs etc are in it. What is the recommended amount of sodium you should consume per 100gms? Or does it vary between different foods as to how much sodium is in them.

I know their is guides out on how much fats and sugars per 100gms out there so I was hoping there was a guide for sodium too!;)

Does that make sense now?:confused:

[MonkeyMum05]

Yes it makes sense... and that's a good question!? :idea:

[MonkeyMum05]

I found this http://www.annecollins.com/sodium-rda-diet.htm which seems to have some good info.
I would imagine the recommended amount differs from food to food... there is a recommended total daily intake, so I guess it would be similar to counting calories IYKWIM?

[Chickadee]

Yes, it is going to vary widely between foods. Generally the more "pre-prepared" a food is, the more sodium is in it. But it can vary widely from brand to brand as well. DH has highish blood pressure so I try to watch sodium levels in what I buy. Some pasta/tomato sauce has 400mg/100g. Some only has around 200mg. And some have less than 50! Whereas a tin of tomatoes only has around 10mg per 100g - so if you really want to cut sodium you are best off cooking from scratch as much as possible.

[m0nal1sa]

I had high blood pressure which has been kept under control through a low-salt diet.

Always read labels and look at the different brands of the same item. For example the difference in sodium levels between different types of pasta sauce can be quite dramatic. If the label says Low Fat, it might mean higher levels of sodium as they use salt to up/replace flavour.

m0na