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 2201–2250 of 7,515 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
2201 Snacks, popcorn, cakes Snacks 288.00 mg 13%
2202 APPLEBEE'S, KRAFT, Macaroni & Cheese, from kid's menu Restaurant Foods 288.00 mg 13%
2203 Soup, minestrone, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 288.00 mg 13%
2204 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter Poultry Products 288.00 mg 13%
2205 Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter Poultry Products 287.00 mg 12%
2206 Pasta with Sliced Franks in Tomato Sauce, canned entree Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 287.00 mg 12%
2207 Candies, TWIZZLERS Strawberry Twists Candy Sweets 287.00 mg 12%
2208 Syrups, table blends, pancake, with butter Sweets 287.00 mg 12%
2209 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 287.00 mg 12%
2210 Beans, pinto, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 287.00 mg 12%
2211 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GREAT GRAINS Crunchy Pecan Cereal Breakfast Cereals 287.00 mg 12%
2212 Fish, ocean perch, Atlantic, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 287.00 mg 12%
2213 Pie, blueberry, commercially prepared Baked Products 287.00 mg 12%
2214 Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared Baked Products 286.00 mg 12%
2215 Babyfood, snack, GERBER, GRADUATES, YOGURT MELTS Baby Foods 286.00 mg 12%
2216 Mollusks, mussel, blue, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 286.00 mg 12%
2217 Collards, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 286.00 mg 12%
2218 Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 286.00 mg 12%
2219 Popcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-free Snacks 286.00 mg 12%
2220 Turnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 286.00 mg 12%
2221 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged Nut and Seed Products 285.00 mg 12%
2222 Beets, cooked, boiled. drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 285.00 mg 12%
2223 Crackers, matzo, egg and onion Baked Products 285.00 mg 12%
2224 Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting Baked Products 284.00 mg 12%
2225 Lasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 284.00 mg 12%
2226 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk Sweets 284.00 mg 12%
2227 Asparagus, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Vegetables and Vegetable Products 284.00 mg 12%
2228 Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk Sweets 284.00 mg 12%
2229 Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, fried, batter Poultry Products 284.00 mg 12%
2230 Snacks, granola bars, hard, peanut butter Snacks 283.00 mg 12%
2231 McDONALD'S, Hotcakes (with 2 pats margarine & syrup) Fast Foods 283.00 mg 12%
2232 Ravioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, canned Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 283.00 mg 12%
2233 Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched Baked Products 282.00 mg 12%
2234 Snacks, granola bars, soft, uncoated, raisin Snacks 282.00 mg 12%
2235 Corn pudding, home prepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products 282.00 mg 12%
2236 Babyfood, ravioli, cheese filled, with tomato sauce Baby Foods 282.00 mg 12%
2237 Potatoes, frozen, french fried, par fried, cottage-cut, prepared, heated in oven, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 281.00 mg 12%
2238 Succotash, (corn and limas), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 281.00 mg 12%
2239 Lotus root, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 281.00 mg 12%
2240 Egg custards, dry mix Sweets 281.00 mg 12%
2241 Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, pecan Baked Products 281.00 mg 12%
2242 Fish, catfish, channel, cooked, breaded and fried Finfish and Shellfish Products 280.00 mg 12%
2243 Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 280.00 mg 12%
2244 Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 280.00 mg 12%
2245 Spaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, canned Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 280.00 mg 12%
2246 Ravioli, cheese with tomato sauce, frozen, not prepared, includes regular and light entrees Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 280.00 mg 12%
2247 BURGER KING, french fries Fast Foods 279.00 mg 12%
2248 Drumstick pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 279.00 mg 12%
2249 Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter Poultry Products 279.00 mg 12%
2250 Cookies, chocolate chip sandwich, with creme filling Baked Products 279.00 mg 12%

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