Low Sodium List lines up US packaged foods from the least sodium. Each page takes one food, such as cottage cheese, and lists its packages by the milligrams of sodium in a serving, so the low sodium ones are at the top and every other package can be compared with them.
What a page shows
- Sodium in one serving, as the package's Nutrition Facts print it, and that serving's share of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.
- Sodium in the same amount of every package, the amount federal labeling rules use for that food, so a small cup and a large tub can be compared.
- A tag on the packages whose numbers meet a federal level: low sodium, very low sodium or sodium free.
- The rest of a package's Nutrition Facts behind its Nutrition button.
Where the numbers come from
From the labels makers report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and from packages scanned for Open Food Facts. The Sources page names both with their dates and licences, and How we check says what the site works out itself.
What this site is not
It is package numbers, not diet or health advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say. Makers change recipes and package sizes, so the package in your hand is the final word.