Common low-sodium foods are: rice, flour, millet, corn, sorghum, all kinds of beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes and so on are all low in sodium. Bean products such as tofu and thousand sheets also contain less sodium. The sodium content of poultry meat is not high. But the sodium content in eggs, milk and fish is high, especially salted shrimp, hairtail and snakehead. The sodium content of fruits is low, such as bananas, oranges, pears, grapes, persimmons and watermelons. Only apricots and melons have higher sodium content, with sodium content of 265,438+0 mg and 35 ~ 665,438+0 mg per 100 g respectively. Vegetables are the main source of inorganic salts, and their sodium and potassium contents vary greatly. The sodium content in vegetables such as bamboo shoots, wild bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms, fish peas, pea seedlings, fresh broad beans, green beans, garlic seedlings, green onions, garlic, onions, eggplant, tomatoes, sweet peppers, wax gourd and loofah is very low, and it does not exceed 10 mg per100g food.
Common high-sodium foods are:
Foods rich in sodium such as soda, baking powder, alkaline steamed bread, biscuits, bread and other snacks, because 120g alkaline steamed bread contains salt1g; Dried meat floss, pickles, sausages, ham, salted fish, fermented bean curd, pickles and other pickled products. Various sodium-containing beverages and condiments, such as tomato sauce, monosodium glutamate, soda, beer, etc. In addition, there are dried noodles, pork loin, seafood, cheese, cream, preserved eggs, dried bean curd, Qiu Shi and so on. Not edible. Candy, raisins, chocolate and nuts are all high in sodium; Sodium pentobarbital, sodium bromide, sodium glutamate, sodium lactate, sodium bicarbonate, etc. And the drug also contains a certain amount of sodium.
The low-sodium diet is mainly aimed at patients with hypertension. Overweight, obesity and heavy (salty) taste are often high-risk groups of hypertension, and salt-sensitive hypertension accounts for about 1/3 of hypertensive patients. It is internationally advocated that the daily salt intake of patients with hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should be controlled at 4-6 grams. It is estimated that there are more than 200 million hypertensive patients in China. With the change of lifestyle, more and more young people and even children suffer from hypertension.
Sodium is a constituent element of salt and an essential element for our normal work. However, if the intake is excessive, sodium will lead to excessive fluid accumulation in the body, which will easily lead to high blood pressure and bring great burden to the heart. The Dietary Guidelines for China Residents (20 16) suggests that adults should consume no more than 6g of salt per day, which is equivalent to 2300mg of sodium. Even if the original diet is "healthy", eating less salt is good for your health and can reduce the incidence of stroke and cardiovascular diseases.
Sodium naturally exists in food, but its content is extremely low. The main source of sodium in our diet is salt. Some friends will say that I pay great attention to my daily cooking and try to use other spices instead of salt. As we all know, sodium is quietly hidden in many homemade sauces. Let's look at the sodium content of some homemade seasonings.