Foods high in Sodium (USDA SR Legacy)

People often blame salt for sodium problems, but sodium itself regulates fluid balance and nerve signalling. Your body needs it; the trouble starts when intake climbs too high, which narrows blood vessels and raises pressure. This ranking shows where sodium sits in unprocessed foods, not processed ones: the real source of excess in most diets.

Sodium concentrates in cured meats, cheese, and anything preserved with salt. The table ranks foods by their density per 100 g, so a small serving of a high-sodium food can still deliver a large amount. Remember that most people encounter sodium in products, not in the ingredients themselves.

FDA daily value: 2300 mg

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Showing 5201–5250 of 7,515 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
5201 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 51.00 mg 2%
5202 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 51.00 mg 2%
5203 Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 51.00 mg 2%
5204 Rennin, chocolate, dry mix, prepared with whole milk Sweets 51.00 mg 2%
5205 Salmon, red (sockeye), filets with skin, smoked (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 51.00 mg 2%
5206 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 51.00 mg 2%
5207 Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry Baked Products 51.00 mg 2%
5208 Fish, pike, walleye, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 51.00 mg 2%
5209 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 51.00 mg 2%
5210 Game meat, antelope, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 51.00 mg 2%
5211 Game meat, beaver, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 51.00 mg 2%
5212 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 50.00 mg 2%
5213 Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw Poultry Products 50.00 mg 2%
5214 Beef, New Zealand, imported, flat, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5215 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5216 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5217 Canada Goose, breast meat only, skinless, raw Poultry Products 50.00 mg 2%
5218 Fish, salmon, chum, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5219 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5220 Fish, catfish, channel, wild, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5221 Soymilk (All flavors), enhanced Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 2%
5222 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, 100% Natural Granola, Oats, Wheat and Honey Breakfast Cereals 50.00 mg 2%
5223 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5224 Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk Beverages 50.00 mg 2%
5225 Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5226 Fish, yellowtail, mixed species, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5227 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes and Legume Products 50.00 mg 2%
5228 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 50.00 mg 2%
5229 Game meat, rabbit, wild, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 50.00 mg 2%
5230 Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 50.00 mg 2%
5231 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5232 Beef, New Zealand, imported, striploin, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5233 Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 2%
5234 Milk, goat, fluid, with added vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 50.00 mg 2%
5235 Cream, half and half, lowfat Dairy and Egg Products 50.00 mg 2%
5236 Spices, rosemary, dried Spices and Herbs 50.00 mg 2%
5237 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5238 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5239 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5240 Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5241 Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5242 Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 50.00 mg 2%
5243 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5244 Chicken, capons, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, roasted Poultry Products 50.00 mg 2%
5245 Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean and fat, raw Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5246 Pork, fresh, loin, center rib (chops), boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5247 Pork, fresh, loin, center rib (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5248 Candies, jellybeans Sweets 50.00 mg 2%
5249 Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 50.00 mg 2%
5250 Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean only, cooked, braised Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%

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