Low salt anchovies
The lowest of 39 anchovies has 2,160 mg of sodium in 60 g; most have 720 to 980 mg. None are low sodium anchovies by the federal line: the list shows which come closest.
Other lists: canned fish (on 85 g)
| Product | Serving | % Daily Value | Level | Nutrition | |||||||||
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| 1Agostino Recca Conserve Alimentari Srl Salted Anchovies Older package | per 60 g | 2,160mg | 94% DV | Per 15 g 540 mg | |||||||||
| 2Cerulean Seas Anchovies Flat Fillets Older package | per 15 g | 700mg | 30% DV | Per 15 g 700 mg | |||||||||
| 3Haddon House Flat Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 700mg | 30% DV | Per 15 g 700 mg | |||||||||
| 4Vigo Flat Fillets of Anchovies in Pure Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 700mg | 30% DV | Per 15 g 700 mg | |||||||||
| 5Italy Brand American Fillets of Anchovies Olive Oil Older package | per 16 g | 750mg | 33% DV | Per 15 g 703 mg | |||||||||
| 6Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co. Handpacked Cantabrian Anchovy Fillets | per 14 g | 720mg | 31% DV | Per 15 g 745 mg | |||||||||
| 7Reese Flat Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 750mg | 33% DV | Per 15 g 750 mg | |||||||||
| 8Delicius Cantabrico Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 5 pieces (15 g) | 770mg | 33% DV | Per 15 g 770 mg | |||||||||
| 9Crown Prince Wild Caught Anchovy Paste Older package | per 1 tbsp (15 g) | 780mg | 34% DV | Per 15 g 780 mg | |||||||||
| 10Sol&Mar Flat Fillets of Anchovies with Chili Pepper in Sunflower Oil Older package | per 15 g | 800mg | 35% DV | Per 15 g 800 mg | |||||||||
| 11Delallo Rolled Fillets of Anchovies with Capers Older package | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 830mg | 36% DV | Per 15 g 830 mg | |||||||||
| 12Delallo Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 840mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 840 mg | |||||||||
| 13Delallo Flat Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 840mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 840 mg | |||||||||
| 14Martel Flat Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 840mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 840 mg | |||||||||
| 15Trader Joe's Anchovy fillets In olive oil Older package | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 840mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 840 mg | |||||||||
| 16Napoleon Fillets of Anchovies in Olive Oil | per 5 pieces (16 g) | 896mg | 39% DV | Per 15 g 840 mg | |||||||||
| 17Rizzoli Anchovy Fillets in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 852mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 852 mg | |||||||||
| 18Sea Tales Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 12 g | 685mg | 30% DV | Per 15 g 856 mg | |||||||||
| 19Sea Tales Anchovy Fillets with Capers in Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 856mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 856 mg | |||||||||
| 20Sea Tales Wild Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 856mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 856 mg | |||||||||
| 21Cento Flat Fillet Anchovies in Olive Oil | per 5 pieces (15 g) | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 22Cento Rolled Fillets with Capers in Olive Oil Anchovies | per 15 g | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 23Crown Prince Flat Anchovies Older package | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 24Crown Prince Flat Anchovies in Olive Oil | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 25Lidl Argentine Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 26Roland Flat Fillets of Anchovies in Olive Oil | per 6 pieces (15 g) | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 27Sea Castle Pure Olive Oil Flat Fillets Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 28Season Flat Fillets of Anchovies in Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 29Season Rolled Fillets Anchovies with Capers in 100% Olive Oil Older package | per 5 pieces (15 g) | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 30Season Brand Flat Fillets Anchovies in 100% Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 860mg | 37% DV | Per 15 g 860 mg | |||||||||
| 31King Oscar Flat Fillets in Olive Oil Anchovies | per 15 g | 870mg | 38% DV | Per 15 g 870 mg | |||||||||
| 32Mw Polar Flat Fillets Anchovies | per 18 g | 1,050mg | 46% DV | Per 15 g 875 mg | |||||||||
| 33Haddon House Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 880mg | 38% DV | Per 15 g 880 mg | |||||||||
| 34Vigo Rolled Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 15 g | 880mg | 38% DV | Per 15 g 880 mg | |||||||||
| 35Bella Famiglia Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Older package | per 15 g | 960mg | 42% DV | Per 15 g 960 mg | |||||||||
| 36Cerulean Seas Anchovies Capers Rolled Fillets Older package | per 4 pieces (15 g) | 980mg | 43% DV | Per 15 g 980 mg | |||||||||
| 37Reese Rolled Fillets of Anchovies Older package | per 5 pieces (15 g) | 980mg | 43% DV | Per 15 g 980 mg | |||||||||
| 38Roland Anchovy Paste Older package | per 1 tbsp (15 g) | 1,140mg | 50% DV | Per 15 g 1,140 mg | |||||||||
| 39Sea Tales Cantabrian Anchovy Paste Older package | per 15 g | 1,500mg | 65% DV | Per 15 g 1,500 mg |
No anchovies here match all of that.
% Daily Value is one serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Package data: USDA FoodData Central, October 29, 2026 release, and Open Food Facts as of November 12, 2026. Sources
Are there low sodium anchovies?
Not among these 39. None has 42 mg of sodium or less in 15 g. That is the federal line for the words “low sodium”: 140 mg in 50 g, because the rules test a food with a small serving on 50 g.
No anchovies here come near the line: the lowest has 540 mg in 15 g, and most anchovies have 720 to 980 mg in a serving, 31% to 43% of the Daily Value.
Low sodium anchovy brands
No brand has anchovies at the low sodium level here. The lowest of each brand:
- Agostino Recca Conserve Alimentari Srl Salted Anchovies 2,160mg per 60 g · 540 mg in 15 g · older package
- Cerulean Seas Anchovies Flat Fillets 700mg per 15 g · 700 mg in 15 g · older package
- Haddon House Flat Fillets of Anchovies 700mg per 15 g · 700 mg in 15 g · older package
- Vigo Flat Fillets of Anchovies in Pure Olive Oil 700mg per 15 g · 700 mg in 15 g · older package
- Italy Brand American Fillets of Anchovies Olive Oil 750mg per 16 g · 703 mg in 15 g · older package
No salt added anchovies
No anchovies here carry “no salt added”, “unsalted” or “low sodium” in the name.
“No salt added” and “unsalted” mean that no salt goes in while the food is made, on a food that is normally made with salt. Neither means no sodium: the other ingredients have sodium of their own. When the food is not sodium free, the package has to say “not a sodium free food” or “not for control of sodium in the diet” next to the Nutrition Facts.
Salt free anchovies
“Salt free” is stricter. A package may say it only when the food is sodium free, under 5 mg. None of the anchovies here is that low.
Questions about low sodium anchovies
What are low sodium anchovies?
Anchovies with 42 mg or less of sodium in 15 g, the amount federal labeling rules use to compare anchovies. That is 140 mg in 50 g: the rules test a food with a small serving on 50 g, and that is the line for the words “low sodium” on a package. “Very low sodium” is 10 mg or less in 15 g and “sodium free” is under 5 mg.
Are there sodium free or no sodium anchovies?
No. “Sodium free” and “no sodium” on a package both mean under 5 mg in 15 g and in the package's own serving. The lowest here has 2,160 mg in a serving, on an older package.
Are there reduced sodium anchovies?
No anchovies here carry “reduced sodium”, “less sodium” or “lower sodium” in the name. On a package those words mean at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular food it is compared with, so reduced sodium anchovies can still be above the low sodium line.
Does Cento make low sodium anchovies?
No Cento anchovies here are at the low sodium level. The lowest:
Cento Flat Fillet Anchovies in Olive Oil has 860 mg per 5 pieces (15 g), 860 mg in 15 g.
Does King Oscar make low sodium anchovies?
No King Oscar anchovies here are at the low sodium level. The lowest:
King Oscar Flat Fillets in Olive Oil Anchovies has 870 mg per 15 g, 870 mg in 15 g.
Does Crown Prince make low sodium anchovies?
No Crown Prince anchovies here are at the low sodium level. The lowest:
Crown Prince Flat Anchovies in Olive Oil has 860 mg per 6 pieces (15 g), 860 mg in 15 g.
What are the nutrition facts of the lowest sodium anchovies?
2,160 mg sodium, 80 calories, 12 g protein and 3 g total fat in one 60 g serving of Agostino Recca Conserve Alimentari Srl Salted Anchovies, the lowest in sodium of the anchovies here. The Nutrition button on each product in the list opens the rest of its Nutrition Facts.
How to read the numbers
Sodium in one serving, from the package's Nutrition Facts. The serving is next to it.
% Daily Value is that serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
In 15 g: every package on the same amount, so a small serving and a large one line up.
Level: a green tag means the number in 15 g meets a federal level: low sodium (42 mg or less, which is 140 mg in 50 g), very low sodium (10 mg or less) or sodium free (under 5 mg). The package may not print those words.
Nutrition opens the rest of one serving's Nutrition Facts and the ingredient list. More nutrition puts those numbers in the list, to order by any of them.
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These are package numbers, not advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say.