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Our body needs sodium, but there can be no denying that our body gets too much of it. Avoiding obvious offenders like chips and salted peanuts may not be enough. Nutritionist Urvashi Sawhney rounds up surprising foods that contain a scary amount of salt.
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Processed cheese: Highly processed cheese can be one of the top offenders. Just one cube of cheddar cheese contains around 106mg sodium. Feta, blue and string cheese are the saltiest ones.
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Breakfast cereals: Did you know that some cereals pack more sodium than tortilla chips? Just one cup of cereal can contain around 206mg sodium.
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Vegetable juices: Do not overdo any vegetable juice as it can also be loaded with sodium. Just one large glass of vegetable juice may contain around 289mg of sodium which can make for 10 percent of daily recommended amount of sodium. So make sure you do not overdo it.
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Tomato sauce: The added sugar may conceal the high salt content of tomato sauce, but it also contains a lot of sodium. Sodium nitrite is a common ingredient added to help preserve the puree.
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Pitas: Pita bread is touted as healthy especially when they are whole wheat. But apart from the fibre, they come with a heavy dose of sodium with 284mg in just one pocket.
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Baked foods: Baked goods such as cakes, muffins and pancakes contain baking powder or baking soda which can contain around 480mg of sodium per teaspoon. So apart from all the excess calories, you get the sodium too.
