Nearly every food has a low-salt alternative and there is a large disparity among brands. For instance, some pasta sauces can have as much as 850mg, others are in the 300mg range, and no-salt-added sauces have less than 50mg.
Other products that are relatively low in sodium, like sour cream, average 15mg in a 2 tablespoon serving. It may not sound like much, but brands can range anywhere from 10mg to 45mg a serving. If your recipe uses 1/2 cup, that’s 40mg to 180mg depending on the brand… and that’s a big difference!
Most of us don’t have the time to compare the labels of 1,000s of grocery items. To help you, we’ve compiled a list of more than 10,000 low-salt brand-name products, which we’ve published in our Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods. Below are the lowest sodium foods (35mg or less) taken from the Pocket Guide.
Click on a category below to see a list of low-sodium products.
mixes to seasonings
mixers to vegetable juice
and pocket bread
cereal to toaster foods
to salad dressings
to yogurt
from cookies to pies
to Int’l dishes
and veggies
and meatless items
and snack bars
to chili and soups