Foods high in Sodium

Sodium is an electrolyte; most of it in the diet comes from salt (sodium chloride). Food labels list it in milligrams.

The Daily Value is 2,300 mg. The list ranks generic foods by sodium per 100 g, from USDA FoodData Central. Amounts per 100 g favor dry and concentrated foods, so the typical serving is shown too.

#	Food	Per 100 g	% DV	Per serving
1	Salt, table Spices and Herbs	38,758 mg	1,685%	6,976 mg 1 tbsp
2	Leavening agents, baking soda Baked Products	27,360 mg	1,190%	1,259 mg 1 tsp
3	Desserts, rennin, tablets, unsweetened Sweets and Desserts	26,050 mg	1,133%	2,579 mg 1 package (0.35 oz)
4	Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	26,000 mg	1,130%	936 mg 1 cube
5	Soup, beef broth, cubed, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	24,000 mg	1,043%	864 mg 1 cube
6	Soup, chicken broth cubes, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	24,000 mg	1,043%	1,152 mg 1 cube
7	Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	23,875 mg	1,038%	478 mg 1 teaspoon
8	Seasoning mix, dry, sazon, coriander & annatto Spices and Herbs	17,000 mg	739%	170 mg 0.25 tsp
9	Gravy, au jus, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	11,588 mg	504%	348 mg 1 tsp
10	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate Baked Products	10,600 mg	461%	488 mg 1 tsp
11	Jellyfish, dried, salted Finfish and Shellfish Products	9,690 mg	421%	5,620 mg 1 cup
12	Soup, onion, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	8,031 mg	349%	602 mg 1 serving 1 tbsp
13	Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate Baked Products	7,893 mg	343%	363 mg 1 tsp
14	Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	7,851 mg	341%	1,413 mg 1 tbsp
15	Fish sauce Soy-based condiments	7,850 mg	341%	1,256 mg 1 tablespoon
16	Seasoning mix, dry, taco, original Spices and Herbs	7,203 mg	313%	411 mg 2 tsp
17	Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Finfish and Shellfish Products	7,027 mg	306%	1,992 mg 1 oz
18	Soy sauce made from hydrolyzed vegetable protein Legumes and Legume Products	6,820 mg	297%	1,228 mg 1 tbsp
19	Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	6,580 mg	286%	1,382 mg 1 cup (8 fl oz)
20	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products	6,008 mg	261%	1,703 mg 1 oz
21	Black bean sauce Dips, gravies, other sauces	5,840 mg	254%	934 mg 1 tablespoon
22	Gravy, unspecified type, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	5,730 mg	249%	1,433 mg 1 cup (8 fl oz)
23	Soy sauce made from soy (tamari) Legumes and Legume Products	5,586 mg	243%	1,005 mg 1 tbsp
24	Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) Legumes and Legume Products	5,493 mg	239%	879 mg 1 tbsp
25	Soy sauce Soy-based condiments	5,490 mg	239%	878 mg 1 tablespoon
26	Anchovies, canned in olive oil, with salt, drained Finfish and Shellfish Products	5,403 mg	235%	n/a
27	Gravy, pork, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	5,356 mg	233%	359 mg 1 serving
28	Gravy, instant beef, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	5,203 mg	226%	349 mg 1 serving
29	Gravy, brown instant, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	5,053 mg	220%	339 mg 1 serving
30	Gravy, brown, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	4,843 mg	211%	291 mg 1 tbsp
31	Seasoning mix, dry, chili, original Spices and Herbs	4,616 mg	201%	415 mg 1.33 tbsp
32	Fish, mackerel, salted Finfish and Shellfish Products	4,450 mg	193%	3,560 mg 1 piece (5-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2")
33	Gravy, turkey, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	4,392 mg	191%	307 mg 1 serving
34	Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, dry Vegetables and Vegetable Products	4,331 mg	188%	217 mg 0.25 cup
35	Gravy, onion, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	4,186 mg	182%	1,005 mg 1 cup (8 fl oz)
36	Gravy, chicken, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	4,152 mg	181%	332 mg 1 tbsp
37	Gravy, instant turkey, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	4,090 mg	178%	274 mg 1 serving
38	Soup, cream of vegetable, dry, powder Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	3,857 mg	168%	694 mg 1 packet
39	Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	3,833 mg	167%	690 mg 1 tbsp
40	Teriyaki sauce Soy-based condiments	3,830 mg	167%	613 mg 1 tablespoon
41	Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix Sweets and Desserts	3,750 mg	163%	300 mg 1 serving
42	Miso Legumes and Legume Products	3,728 mg	162%	634 mg 1 tbsp
43	Fish, anchovy Fish	3,670 mg	160%	147 mg 1 anchovy
44	Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products	3,668 mg	159%	1,040 mg 1 oz, boneless
45	Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products	3,663 mg	159%	1,026 mg 1 oz
46	Soy sauce, reduced sodium Soy-based condiments	3,600 mg	157%	576 mg 1 tablespoon
47	Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), low sodium Legumes and Legume Products	3,598 mg	156%	511 mg 1 tbsp
48	Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products	3,487 mg	152%	989 mg 1 oz
49	Wasabi paste Mustard and other condiments	3,390 mg	147%	542 mg 1 tablespoon
50	Wasabi Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	3,390 mg	147%	678 mg 1 tablespoon
51	Yeast extract spread Vegetables and Vegetable Products	3,380 mg	147%	203 mg 1 tsp
52	Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, regular, dry mix Sweets and Desserts	3,326 mg	145%	329 mg 1 serving
53	Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	3,202 mg	139%	n/a
54	Soup, chicken noodle, dry, mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	3,161 mg	137%	351 mg 1 packet (6 fl oz)
55	Venison/deer jerky Cold cuts and cured meats	2,960 mg	129%	4,144 mg 1 cup
56	Buffalo sauce Mustard and other condiments	2,920 mg	127%	467 mg 1 tablespoon
57	Sauce, hot chile, sriracha, CHA! BY TEXAS PETE Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,903 mg	126%	200 mg 1 tsp
58	Soy sauce, reduced sodium, made from hydrolyzed vegetable protein Legumes and Legume Products	2,890 mg	126%	434 mg 1 tbsp
59	Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products	2,873 mg	125%	316 mg 1 block
60	Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu) Legumes and Legume Products	2,873 mg	125%	316 mg 1 block
61	Spices, chili powder Spices and Herbs	2,867 mg	125%	229 mg 1 tbsp
62	Grape leaves, canned Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2,853 mg	124%	114 mg 1 leaf
63	Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	2,850 mg	124%	n/a
64	Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix Sweets and Desserts	2,838 mg	123%	281 mg 1 serving
65	Beef, dried, chipped, uncooked Cold cuts and cured meats	2,790 mg	121%	251 mg 1 slice
66	Beef, cured, dried Sausages and Luncheon Meats	2,790 mg	121%	781 mg 10 slices
67	Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, added phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin C Sweets and Desserts	2,751 mg	120%	248 mg 1 tbsp
68	Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,733 mg	119%	492 mg 1 tbsp
69	Oyster sauce Soy-based condiments	2,730 mg	119%	437 mg 1 tablespoon
70	Ham, prosciutto Cold cuts and cured meats	2,700 mg	117%	248 mg 1 slice, NFS
71	Pork, cured, ham, center slice, country-style, separable lean only, raw Pork Products	2,695 mg	117%	764 mg 1 oz
72	Pork, cured, salt pork, raw Pork Products	2,684 mg	117%	3,033 mg 4 oz
73	Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor Snacks	2,667 mg	116%	756 mg 1 oz
74	Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,643 mg	115%	124 mg 1 tsp
75	Sauce, alfredo mix, dry Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,590 mg	113%	n/a
76	Seeds, pumpkin and squash seeds, whole, roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products	2,541 mg	110%	720 mg 1 oz (85 seeds)
77	Beef, dried, chipped, cooked in fat Cold cuts and cured meats	2,520 mg	110%	680 mg 1 oz, yield after cooking
78	Pretzel chips, hard, gluten free Pretzels/snack mix	2,470 mg	107%	1,408 mg 1 medium single serving bag
79	Pretzel chips, hard, flavored Pretzels/snack mix	2,460 mg	107%	1,402 mg 1 medium single serving bag
80	Potato soup, instant, dry mix Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,400 mg	104%	936 mg 1 serving 1/3 cup
81	Capers, canned Spices and Herbs	2,348 mg	102%	202 mg 1 tbsp, drained
82	Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced Dairy and Egg Products	2,280 mg	99%	646 mg 1 oz
83	Salami, dry or hard, pork Sausages and Luncheon Meats	2,260 mg	98%	226 mg 1 slice (3-1/8" dia x 1/16" thick)
84	Beef, cured, breakfast strips, cooked Beef Products	2,253 mg	98%	3,830 mg 1 package, cooked (yield from 12 oz raw product)
85	Bacon, cooked, baked Pork Products	2,193 mg	95%	178 mg 1 slice cooked
86	Kraft Foods, Shake N Bake Original Recipe, Coating for Pork, dry Baked Products	2,182 mg	95%	611 mg 1 serving
87	Shrimp, dried Shellfish	2,180 mg	95%	2,943 mg 1 cup
88	Pasta mix, classic cheeseburger macaroni, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	2,152 mg	94%	1,098 mg 1 packet
89	Sauce, hot chile, sriracha Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	2,124 mg	92%	138 mg 1 tsp
90	Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned Baked Products	2,100 mg	91%	595 mg 1 oz
91	Potatoes, au gratin, dry mix, unprepared Vegetables and Vegetable Products	2,095 mg	91%	3,268 mg 1 package (5.5 oz)
92	Pasta mix, Italian four cheese lasagna, unprepared Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	2,093 mg	91%	879 mg 1 packet
93	Hot Thai sauce Mustard and other condiments	2,060 mg	90%	330 mg 1 tablespoon
94	Fat back, cooked Butter and animal fats	2,040 mg	89%	408 mg 1 oz, raw (yield after cooking)
95	Pretzel chips, hard, plain Pretzels/snack mix	2,040 mg	89%	1,163 mg 1 medium single serving bag
96	Bacon, turkey, microwaved Sausages and Luncheon Meats	2,021 mg	88%	164 mg 1 slice
97	Turkey bacon, cooked Bacon	2,020 mg	88%	222 mg 1 medium slice (yield after cooking)
98	Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked, (lox), regular Finfish and Shellfish Products	2,000 mg	87%	567 mg 1 oz
99	Oscar Mayer, Salami (hard) Sausages and Luncheon Meats	1,976 mg	86%	178 mg 1 slice
100	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Grits, Ham 'n' Cheese flavor, dry Breakfast Cereals	1,930 mg	84%	540 mg 1 packet (1 NLEA serving)

General information, not a recommendation to eat any food in particular amounts. Supplements and fortified foods are not covered.