Hey BBM,
Hope you are all well! Nice revamp of the forum! 
I’ve been paying more attention lately to my salt intake because of borderline BP and started looking at salt content on labels. What is a high concentration of salt per 100g?
I’ve been eating a yogurt/cottage cheese kind of food and noticed it’s got 0.8g salt per 100g, which actually seems comparable to a frozen pizza (srsly??). Also canned chickpeas/beans are in the 0.7 - 0.8g territory. Is that a lot? For reference, I see greek yogurt is 0.1g and has no added salt in the ingredients.
I’m starting to think I should just avoid or reduce intake of any foods that have added salt in the ingredients and that’s it. WDYT?
Thanks in advance for your input!
Best,
Matteo
I don’t usually monitor or track sodium intake in this way, as per 100g tends to not be representative of serving size and amount consumed, as is the case when comparing frozen pizza to cottage cheese.
In general, higher Calorie foods and those with higher levels of processing tend to contain more sodium. Reducing Calorie intake (for weight management) and reducing processed food intake would be advisable. Sodium in canned foods can be problematic, as you note.
While it would be aspirational to consume foods with no added salt, I consider that to be a pretty extreme step. Instead, I’d aim to consume mostly un- or minimally-processed foods, with the correct amount of Calories, and look at condiments (not the salt shaker) for other sources of sodium. Still, yes, added sodium in foods would indicate a higher level of processing.
Great, thanks for the prompt reply Jordan!
Best,
Matteo