SODIUM CONTENT FOR EXCHANGE LIST(1,2)
| STARCHY FOODS | FRUITS | VEGETABLES (½ cup) |
MILK (1 cup) |
MEAT/SUBS. (1 oz, 30 g) |
FATS/OILS (1 tsp) |
SUGAR/ALT. (3 tsp) |
OTHER | |
| Sodium, mg (for mmol divide by 23) | ||||||||
| Low Sodium (ls), 0 to 50 mg No added salt in cooking or processing Cereals, grains, pasta, legumes, fresh potatoes Fruit or fruit juice Raw, fresh or juiced vegetables: asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, corn, garlic, cabbage, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions, peas, raw spinach, squash, sweet potato Low-sodium canned or frozen vegetables Beef, poultry, fish, lamb or pork Oils, butter, margarines Salted nuts when counted as fat exchange (diabetic exchanges)* |
17-50 | Negligible | 10 | — |
25 | 25 |
50
(½ cup ice cream)
|
11 (12 fl oz beer) |
| Medium Sodium (ms), 51-100 mg Pasta, grains cooked with salt, some breakfast cereals Legumes Canned vegetable and fruit juice combination Fresh or cooked greens/spinach and beets ( prepared without salt) Beef, poultry, fish, lamb or pork (with a pinch or normal amount of salt) Eggs** (with a pinch/normal amount salt) Nut butter (¼ cup, 2 tbsp) counted as protein exchange (renal exchanges)* Club sodas |
75 |
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|
50 | 75 | — |
— |
~60 Vitamins (US)(effervescent) |
|
| High Sodium (hs), 101-200 mg Most bread and commercial baked goods Regular canned, frozen, or juiced vegetables and potatoes (cooked with salt) Milk (fluid), yogurt Cheese: ricotta, soft goat, string, swiss, colby, mozzerella, montery jack Sausage, canned fish: tuna, sardines, salmon, eggs poached in salted water Salted nuts (¼ cup, 2 tbsp) counted as protein exchange (renal exchanges)* |
150 | 125 | 125 | 115–150 | 115 (1 oz nuts) 150 (commercial salad dressings) |
150 (1 tsp low sodium soya sauce) |
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| Very High Sodium (vhs), >200 mg Crackers Baked beans, regular canned tomato sauces with salt, seasoned canned vegetables, creamed corn, heart of palm Cheese: American, cheddar, edam, gouda, camembert, blue, roquefort, parmasan, romano, processed cheese food, hard goat Processed meats: bacon, bologna, salami, ham, salted or smoked fish: salmon, anchovies Olives (~11 g per olive) Boullion cubes, prepared sauces: curry, miso |
300
(crackers)
|
300 | — | 225–500 | 400 (3 olives) |
~230 Vitamin Pills (effervescent) Australia ~300 (1 tsp high sodium soya sauce) 900 (1 boullion stock cube) |
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Note: Sodium (mg) content of foods are reported in this table for the Exchange List Approach used in the USA.
An average serve size is indicated for the specific foods listed, that is, ½ cup cooked broccoli or 1 cup of salad is low sodium, 1 slice of bread is high sodium
Sodium (mg) content of meats are reported in this table for the Exchange List Approach used in the USA.
* In diabetic exchanges where the focus is on carbohydrate, 2-10 nuts count as fat exchanges, however in renal exchanges where the focus is on protein, ¼ cup (1 oz) nuts count as plant-based protein exchange
** 1 egg is equivalent to 1 meat exchange, 1 oz (30 g). USDA shows the following values for 1 egg; hard boiled 62 mg, fried, 92 mg, poached 148 mg.
References
1. Mahan LK, Raymond, JL. eds. Krause's Food and the Nutrition Care Process. 14th Ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2016
2. USDA National Agricultural Library. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Accessed 18th December 2015. Available from ndb.nal.usda.gov
Updated August 31, 2017