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 5251–5300 of 7,515 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
5251 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated, raw Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5252 Pork, Shoulder petite tender, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5253 Pork, Leg sirloin tip roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw Pork Products 50.00 mg 2%
5254 Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean and fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5255 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5256 Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5257 Beef, bottom sirloin, tri-tip roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5258 Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 50.00 mg 2%
5259 Taro, tahitian, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 2%
5260 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5261 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5262 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5263 Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5264 Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 50.00 mg 2%
5265 Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies Sweets 50.00 mg 2%
5266 Chicory roots, raw Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 2%
5267 Collards, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 50.00 mg 2%
5268 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised Pork Products 49.00 mg 2%
5269 Stew, mutton, corn, squash (Navajo) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 49.00 mg 2%
5270 Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 49.00 mg 2%
5271 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, raw Pork Products 49.00 mg 2%
5272 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, raw Pork Products 49.00 mg 2%
5273 Potato wedges, frozen (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Vegetables and Vegetable Products 49.00 mg 2%
5274 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5275 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5276 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5277 Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5278 Beef, rib, shortribs, separable lean and fat, choice, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5279 Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5280 Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5281 Beef, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5282 Veal, breast, separable fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 49.00 mg 2%
5283 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 49.00 mg 2%
5284 Beef, New Zealand, imported, knuckle, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5285 Beef, New Zealand, imported, cube roll, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5286 Beef, New Zealand, imported, flat, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5287 Babyfood, meat, chicken, strained Baby Foods 49.00 mg 2%
5288 Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, junior Baby Foods 49.00 mg 2%
5289 Babyfood, cereal, high protein, prepared with whole milk Baby Foods 49.00 mg 2%
5290 Chicken, capons, meat and skin, cooked, roasted Poultry Products 49.00 mg 2%
5291 Beverages, coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, prepared with whole milk Beverages 49.00 mg 2%
5292 SILK Light Plain, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 2%
5293 Beverages, milk beverage, reduced fat, flavored and sweetened, Ready-to-drink, added calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D Beverages 49.00 mg 2%
5294 Beef, New Zealand, imported, brisket point end, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5295 Beef, New Zealand, imported, rump centre, separable lean only, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5296 Beef, New Zealand, imported, rump centre, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 49.00 mg 2%
5297 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 49.00 mg 2%
5298 Fish, pike, northern, cooked, dry heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 49.00 mg 2%
5299 Vitasoy USA, Vitasoy Light Vanilla Soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 2%
5300 SILK Plain, soymilk Legumes and Legume Products 49.00 mg 2%

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