5. High-Sodium Vegetables and Fruits
Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in sodium content. However, there are a few products to watch out for if you’re concerned about sodium intake in your diet.
Pickled and canned olives contain high amounts of sodium used as a preservative. One large canned olive can contain as much as 100 milligrams of sodium, eat 5 of them and you’ve just consumed over a third of your daily allowance.
You may not believe this, but apples are high in their sodium content. One large apple can contain as much as 130 milligrams of sodium. Passionfruit and guavas are two other fruits with sodium counts measuring above the 50-milligram mark.
Avoid canned fruit and fruit products, such as cranberry sauce, tomato paste, dried apple slices, and apple juice, all of these foods contain significant amounts of sodium.
According to the USDA, one cup of cardoon, a leafy green vegetable, may contain more than 300-milligrams of sodium per serving. Other veggies with counts above 75-milligrams per serving include beets, artichokes, seaweed, carrots, turnips, chard, and celery.