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🪨Minerals & trace elements
Salt
Daily requirement: 6 g⚠ Enjoy in moderation✓ EU: ≤ 0.3 g/100 g = low
Table salt (NaCl) = sodium × 2.5. Too much salt raises blood pressure and stresses the kidneys. WHO recommendation: max. 5 g/day. EU traffic light: ≤ 0.3 g/100 g qualifies as low salt.
⚠ Highest Salt content in the database
These foods have the highest Salt content – for a conscious diet, smaller amounts are preferable.
🥇🧂Iodized table salt
100 g1667 % DV
🥈🧂Sea salt (mill)
99 g1650 % DV
🥉🧂Himalayan salt
98 g1633 % DV
4.🍶Soy sauce
13.7 g228 % DV
5.🐟Anchovies
9.2 g153 % DV
6.🍶Teriyaki sauce
8.2 g137 % DV
7.🌶️Sriracha
5.3 g88 % DV
8.🥓Raw ham
5 g83 % DV
9.🍖Salami
4.5 g75 % DV
10.🥓Bacon
4.3 g72 % DV
11.🧀Parmesan
4 g67 % DV
12.🫒Green olives
3.9 g65 % DV
13.🧀Harz cheese
3.8 g63 % DV
14.🥨Pretzel
3.1 g52 % DV
15.🥨Pretzel sticks
3.1 g52 % DV
Highest concentration
Top 50 by daily-value percent if 2000 kcal were covered solely by this food.
🥇🍶Soy sauce
8616 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥈🌶️Jalapenos (jar, pickled)
3944 % DVat 2000 kcal
🥉🍶Teriyaki sauce
3082 % DVat 2000 kcal
4.🥬Sauerkraut
2895 % DVat 2000 kcal
5.🌶️Sriracha
1903 % DVat 2000 kcal
6.🐟Anchovies
1456 % DVat 2000 kcal
7.🌿Mustard (medium hot)
1389 % DVat 2000 kcal
8.🍅Tomato juice
1235 % DVat 2000 kcal
9.🥣Chicken soup (canned)
1143 % DVat 2000 kcal
10.🍶Worcestershire sauce
1047 % DVat 2000 kcal
11.🧀Harz cheese
1008 % DVat 2000 kcal
12.🍅Salsa
1000 % DVat 2000 kcal
13.🥬Swiss chard
930 % DVat 2000 kcal
14.🫒Green olives
894 % DVat 2000 kcal
15.🌶️Pizza sauce (arrabbiata)
848 % DVat 2000 kcal
16.🍗Chicken breast fillet (cured, sliced)
802 % DVat 2000 kcal
17.🦃Turkey cold cuts
785 % DVat 2000 kcal
18.🍅Ketchup
759 % DVat 2000 kcal
19.🍅Pizza sauce (classic)
735 % DVat 2000 kcal
20.🍅Pizza sauce (herb)
724 % DVat 2000 kcal
21.🍖Cooked ham
692 % DVat 2000 kcal
22.🥓Raw ham
667 % DVat 2000 kcal
23.🥓Cured pork loin
599 % DVat 2000 kcal
24.🦃Turkey breast fillet
596 % DVat 2000 kcal
25.🍅Tomato soup (canned)
595 % DVat 2000 kcal
26.🥛Ayran
571 % DVat 2000 kcal
27.🫛Pea soup (canned)
523 % DVat 2000 kcal
28.🍖BBQ sauce
504 % DVat 2000 kcal
29.🥥Coconut water
456 % DVat 2000 kcal
30.🌿Celery stalks
417 % DVat 2000 kcal
31.🥬Pak choi
410 % DVat 2000 kcal
32.🍜Instant noodles (prepared)
404 % DVat 2000 kcal
33.🥫Canned ravioli
403 % DVat 2000 kcal
34.🫘Lentil stew (canned)
399 % DVat 2000 kcal
35.🦞Lobster
397 % DVat 2000 kcal
36.🌶️Sweet chili sauce
382 % DVat 2000 kcal
37.🍗Poultry fricassee (jar)
366 % DVat 2000 kcal
38.🥔Instant mashed potatoes (prepared)
358 % DVat 2000 kcal
39.🌶️Chili con carne (canned)
357 % DVat 2000 kcal
40.🍖Salami
353 % DVat 2000 kcal
41.🧀Feta
352 % DVat 2000 kcal
42.🧀Parmesan
340 % DVat 2000 kcal
43.🐟Herring
335 % DVat 2000 kcal
44.🍵Black tea
333 % DVat 2000 kcal
45.🍝Spaghetti bolognese (jar)
333 % DVat 2000 kcal
46.🥬Creamed spinach (frozen)
323 % DVat 2000 kcal
47.🍲Königsberg meatballs (canned)
315 % DVat 2000 kcal
48.🥘Goulash (canned)
311 % DVat 2000 kcal
49.🧀Cottage cheese
310 % DVat 2000 kcal
50.🥬Spinach
290 % DVat 2000 kcal