Minerals

Foods Highest in Sodium

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by sodium content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 38,178 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Salt, table, non-iodised

Miscellaneous

38,178mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	mg/100g
1Salt, table, non-iodised	Miscellaneous	38,178
2Salt, table, iodised	Miscellaneous	38,168
3Baking soda (bicarbonate), dry powder	Miscellaneous	27,360
4Stock, dry powder or cube	Miscellaneous	18,400
5Plum, salted	Fruit products and dishes	8,400
6Sauce, fish, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	8,255
7Soup, vegetable, instant dry mix	Soup	7,130
8Baking powder, dry powder	Miscellaneous	6,868
9Taco seasoning mix, chilli-based	Miscellaneous	6,238
10Gravy powder, dry mix	Savoury sauces and condiments	6,020
11Paste, shrimp	Fish and seafood products and dishes	6,000
12Sauce, soy, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	5,600
13Anchovy, canned in oil, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	5,480
14Soup, broth style, with meat, instant dry mix	Soup	5,020
15Soup, broth style, with meat & noodles, instant dry mix	Soup	4,536
16Lemon, preserved	Fruit products and dishes	4,449
17Soup, cream variety, instant dry mix	Soup	4,230
18Sauce, soy, commercial, reduced salt	Savoury sauces and condiments	3,934
19Paste, soybean	Legume and pulse products and dishes	3,800
20Sauce, oyster, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	3,790
21Spread, yeast, marmite	Miscellaneous	3,400
22Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	3,000
23Vine leaf, grape, canned	Vegetable products and dishes	2,853
24Capers, pickled, canned, drained	Savoury sauces and condiments	2,348
25Bacon, middle rasher, separable lean, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,200
26Soup, vegetable & noodle, instant dry mix	Soup	2,030
27Bacon, shortcut, as purchased without rind, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,000
28Paste, green curry, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,807
29Paste, Indian style curry, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,802
30Salami, hungarian	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,730
31Prosciutto	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,700
32Sauce, hoi sin (hoisin), commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,550
33Salami, mettwurst	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,535
34Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,528
35Salami, all varieties, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,500
36Salami, milano	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,495
37Salami, danish	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,485
38Olive, green or black, drained	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,460
39Mustard, cream style	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,420
40Cheese, cheddar, processed, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	1,420
41Salami, pepperoni	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,400
42Cheese, parmesan, dried, finely grated	Milk products and dishes	1,300
43Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,274
44Sauce, pasta, basil pesto, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	1,251
45Ham, leg, lean	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,250
46Cheese, cheddar, processed, reduced fat (~15%), added vitamin D	Milk products and dishes	1,171
47Noodle, wheat, instant, flavoured, dry, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	1,108
48Cheese, fetta (feta)	Milk products and dishes	1,100
49Sausage, chorizo, uncooked	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,100
50Cheese, haloumi (halloumi)	Milk products and dishes	1,100

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where sodium value is zero or not measured.