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 7501–7515 of 7,515 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
7501 Blackberry juice, canned Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7502 Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7503 Blueberries, frozen, sweetened Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7504 Cherries, sweet, canned, water pack, solids and liquids Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7505 Currants, red and white, raw Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7506 Beverages, tea, ready-to-drink, lemon, diet Beverages 1.00 mg 0%
7507 Beverages, tea, herb, brewed, chamomile Beverages 1.00 mg 0%
7508 Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt Legumes and Legume Products 1.00 mg 0%
7509 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, quick, dry Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 0%
7510 Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, regular, dry Breakfast Cereals 1.00 mg 0%
7511 Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, California and Arizona Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7512 Grapefruit juice, white, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, diluted with 3 volume water Fruits and Fruit Juices 1.00 mg 0%
7513 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 80 proof Beverages 1.00 mg 0%
7514 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof Beverages 1.00 mg 0%
7515 Alcoholic beverage, distilled, vodka, 80 proof Beverages 1.00 mg 0%

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