Most people eat too much salt. This can raise blood pressure, which increases your risk of heart disease and stroke.
ADULTS SHOULD EAT NO MORE THAN 6G SALT PER DAY
Salt = sodium x 2.5
HOW TO TELL IF A FOOD IS HIGH IN SALT:
Look at the figure for salt per 100g.
HIGH is more than 1.5g salt per 100g (or 0.6g sodium)
LOW is 0.3g salt or less per 100g (or 0.1g sodium)
MEDIUM is If the amount of salt per 100g is in between low and high
About three-quarters (75%) of the salt you and your customers eat is already in the food you buy, including processed foods such as ready meals, sauces, baked beans and pizza.
COOKING
There are lots of ways to add flavour to your cooking without using any salt:
Foods where some brands/recipes are high in salt:
Baked beans
Breakfast cereals
Bread products such as crumpets, bagels and ciabatta
Cooking and pasta sauces
Crisps
Pizza
Ready meals
Soup
Sandwiches
Sausages
Tomato ketchup, mayonnaise and other sauces
Foods that are often high in salt:
Anchovies
Bacon
Cheese
Chips (if salt added)
Gravy granules
Ham
Olives
Pickles
Prawns
Salami
Salted and dry roasted nuts
Salt fish
Smoked meat and fish
Soy sauce
Stock cubes
Yeast extract
