TABLE F-8 Top 20 Sources of Sodium Intake Within Food Categories for Persons 2 or More Years of Age
|
Food Category |
Food Item |
Percentage of Sodium Contributed Within the Food Category |
|
Mixed dishes = 44% of total daily sodium |
Sandwiches (excl. burgers) |
35.3 |
|
Pizza with meat |
12.2 |
|
|
Hamburgers, cheeseburgers |
8.5 |
|
|
Mexican entrées |
6.9 |
|
|
Pasta dishes, Italian style |
6.5 |
|
|
Meat mixtures with red meat |
3.7 |
|
|
Rice dishes |
3.4 |
|
|
Macaroni and cheese |
3.2 |
|
|
Pizza (no meat) |
3.1 |
|
|
Meat mixtures with chicken or turkey |
3.0 |
|
|
Grain soups |
3.0 |
|
|
Vegetable mixtures (incl. soup) |
2.9 |
|
|
Other grain mixtures |
2.8 |
|
|
Meat soup |
2.2 |
|
|
Chili con carne |
1.7 |
|
|
Bean soup |
0.8 |
|
|
Meat mixtures with fish |
0.7 |
|
|
Tomato sauce and meat (no pasta) |
0.2 |
|
|
Meat and meat alternates = 15.5% of total daily sodium |
Chicken |
25.0 |
|
Cheese |
15.3 |
|
|
Eggs |
12.1 |
|
|
Bacon or sausage |
10.6 |
|
|
Beef |
7.7 |
|
|
Fish |
6.4 |
|
|
Cold cuts |
5.0 |
|
|
Pork |
4.4 |
|
|
Hot dogs |
3.3 |
|
|
Ham |
3.3 |
|
|
Shellfish |
3.2 |
|
|
Ground beef |
2.2 |
|
|
Turkey |
0.8 |
|
|
Lamb and misc. meats |
0.8 |
|
|
Organ meats |
0.2 |