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 4001–4050 of 7,515 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
4001 Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4002 Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4003 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4004 Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 71.00 mg 3%
4005 Ice creams, chocolate, light Sweets 71.00 mg 3%
4006 Rice cake, cracker (include hain mini rice cakes) Snacks 71.00 mg 3%
4007 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4008 Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, canned Beverages 71.00 mg 3%
4009 Syrups, table blends, corn, refiner, and sugar Sweets 71.00 mg 3%
4010 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4011 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4012 Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried Beef Products 71.00 mg 3%
4013 Ice creams, vanilla, light, soft-serve Sweets 70.00 mg 3%
4014 Moose, liver, braised (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 70.00 mg 3%
4015 Mollusks, snail, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 70.00 mg 3%
4016 Pork, fresh, loin, center rib (chops), bone-in, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised Pork Products 70.00 mg 3%
4017 Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean only, cooked, braised Pork Products 70.00 mg 3%
4018 Pork, fresh, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted Pork Products 70.00 mg 3%
4019 Pepeao, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 70.00 mg 3%
4020 Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Vegetables and Vegetable Products 70.00 mg 3%
4021 Pork, fresh, loin, country-style ribs, separable lean and fat, boneless, cooked, roasted Pork Products 70.00 mg 3%
4022 Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4023 Candies, milk chocolate coated coffee beans Sweets 70.00 mg 3%
4024 Chives, freeze-dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 70.00 mg 3%
4025 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4026 Cereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, prepared with water, salt Breakfast Cereals 70.00 mg 3%
4027 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4028 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4029 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4030 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, sugared, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 70.00 mg 3%
4031 Sour cream, reduced fat Dairy and Egg Products 70.00 mg 3%
4032 Beef, Australian, imported, grass-fed, round, bottom round steak/roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4033 Fish, bass, fresh water, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 70.00 mg 3%
4034 Lamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4035 Lamb, shoulder, blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4036 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4037 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4038 Ostrich, outside strip, raw Poultry Products 70.00 mg 3%
4039 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4040 Bison, ground, grass-fed, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 70.00 mg 3%
4041 Beef, brisket, whole, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4042 Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4043 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4044 Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4045 Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4046 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4047 Beef, rib eye roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 70.00 mg 3%
4048 Yogurt, plain, low fat Dairy and Egg Products 70.00 mg 3%
4049 Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw Poultry Products 70.00 mg 3%
4050 Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, stewed Poultry Products 70.00 mg 3%

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