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How much salt is in your diet?

In April 2007, scientists showed for the first time that reducing your salt intake will help protect you from heart attacks, strokes and risk of death. Check your salt intake with this at-a-glance table showing you how much salt is in your typical meal

• See also: All salt, no flavour

  Here are some typical portions of foods and the amount of sodium/salt they contain:

  	Sodium	Salt
  Bacon (25g/2 rashers)	0.37g	0.92g
  Baked beans (200g)	1.06g	2.65g
  Bread, 1 medium slice (35g)	0.18g	0.45g
  Burger, take away kids meal	1.32g	3.3g
  Butter, salted, (10g on slice of bread)	0.07g	0.18g
  Cheese, yellow 50g	0.35g	0.87g
  Chicken nuggets (50g)	0.5g	1.25g
  Convenience lunch box with crackers, ham and cheese	1.1g	2.75g
  Corn flakes, 35g serving	0.33g	0.82g
  Crisps, 1 small pkt (35g)	0.2g	0.5g
  Egg (1)	0.14g	0.35g
  Fish fingers, 3 (100g)	0.3g	0.75g
  Ketchup, 1 level tsp (5g)	0.06g	0.15g
  Marmite/Bovril, 1 level tsp (5g)	0.25g	0.62g
  Noodle snack (89g)	1.8g	4.5g
  Pasta shapes, tin (205g)	0.8g	2.0g
  Pizza, slice 200g	1.2g	3.0g
  Sausages (50g)	0.38g	0.95g
  Tomato soup, canned (100g)	0.45g	1.12g

  From Food Medicine (Constable and Robinson) by Suzannah Olivier, priced £9.99

  
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