10 Foods High In Sodium
Food #4: Vegetable Juice
Juicing has become a very popular trend over the years. With this trend, we began to see the rise of vegetable juice, smoothies, and fruit juices in grocery stores. However, many of these items not only include a lot of sugar, they also include high amounts of sodium as well.
One of the biggest contributors of sodium from this list is tomato juice. Although it may sound like a healthy option, a closer look at the nutrient label may say otherwise. A can of tomato juice can reach up to 700 mg per 8 oz. serving. To be considered a low sodium source, the label would have to read 140 mg or less. Thus, tomato juice is far from a low sodium source. The high sodium content in tomato juice is to preserve flavor. However, a single tomato only has 8 mg of sodium, thus blending your own tomato juice would be a great way to reduce sodium intake.
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