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  • GENERIC AVERAGE − This gives you an idea of what the average amount of sodium is in this particular food type and is calculated by averaging the sodium in all brands of this kind. Food types are listed from the least amount of sodium to the highest.
  • LOW SODIUM BRANDS − This is an alphabetical list of brand-named products that are very low in sodium (35mg or less).

You can find additional low-sodium products with 140mg or less in the third edition of our newest book, Pocket Guide To Low Sodium Foods.

Chips & Nibblers

GENERIC AVERAGE
Banana chips, 1 oz, avg (2mg)
Apple chips,1 oz, avg (15mg)
Taro chips, 1 oz, avg (97mg)
Tortilla chips, regular, 1 oz, avg (110mg)
Oriental mix, rice based, 1 oz, avg (117mg)
Potato chips, plain, 1 oz, avg (149mg)
Corn nuts, 1 oz, avg (157mg)
Corn chips, regular, 1 oz, avg (170mg)
Chex mix, 1 oz, avg (288mg)
Cheese puffs, 1 oz, avg (298mg)
Sesame sticks, 1 oz, avg (422mg)
Pork skins, plain, 1 oz, avg (521mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Corn & Tortilla Chips (50mg or less)
Bachman’s Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips, 1 oz (50mg)
Bearito’s Blue, White, or Yellow, NSA, 1 oz (5mg)
Garden of Eatin’ Blue Corn, NSA, 1 oz (10mg)
Guiltless Gourmet Unsalted Yellow Corn, 1 oz (26mg) Review
Old Dutch Restaurante Style Fiesta, 1 oz (30mg)
Que Pasa, all varieties, 1 oz (42mg) Review
Robert Rothschild Farm Tortilla Chips, 1 oz (30mg)

Fruit Chips
Most brands are within the generic average.

Potato Chips (50mg or less)
Boulder Canyon No Salt Natural Potato Chips, 1 oz (0mg)
Dirty Potato Chips, Unsalted, 1 oz (10mg)
Dutch Gourmet Thick Cut Sea Salt Potato Chips, 1 oz (50mg)
Good Health Natural Foods Glories Sea Salt Sweet Potato, 1 oz (45mg)
Kettle Brand Chips, Unsalted, 1 oz (5mg)
Michael Seasons Thin/Crispy Unsalted, 1 oz (10mg)
Old Dutch Dutch Crunch Rip-L LS Kettle Chips, 1 oz (50mg)
Seneca Cinnamon Sweet Potato Chips, 1 oz (30mg)
Terra AuNatural Unsalted Potato Chips, 1 oz (0mg) Review
Terra Hickory BBQ or Lemon Pepper Unsalted Potato, 1 oz (5mg) Review
Terra Sweets & Beets, 1 oz (5mg) Review
Terra NSA Sweet Potato or Crinkles Candied Sweet Potato, 1 oz (10mg) Review
Terra Sweets & Carrots, 1 oz (20mg) Review
Tim’s Unsalted Potato or NSA Barbeque Potato Chips, 1 oz (5mg)

Misc Crunchies & Nibblers
Beanfield’s Bean & Rice Chips, Unsalted, 1 oz (5mg)
Burns & Ricker Garlic Bagel Chips, 1 oz (30mg)
Shibolim Rice Chips Whole Grain Choc Coated, 2 (8mg)
Shibolim Rice Chips Whole Grain, Carob, 2 (10mg)
Woodstock Farms Sesame Sticks, No Salt, 1 oz (0mg)

Crackers

GENERIC AVERAGE
Rice crackers, 0.5 oz, avg (10mg)
Crispbread, rye, 0.5 oz, avg (37mg)
Norwegian flatbread, 0.5 oz, avg (38mg)
Saltines, unsalted tops, 0.5 oz, avg (109mg)
Melba toast, plain, 0.5 oz, avg (118mg)
Cheese crackers, 0.5 oz, avg (141mg)
Wheat crackers, 0.5 oz, avg (142mg)
Saltines, 0.5 oz, avg (167mg)
Sandwich crackers w/peanut butter filling, 1 pkg, avg (201mg)
Bagel chips, plain, 1 oz, avg (205mg)
Pita chips, plain, 1 oz, avg (350mg)
Sandwich crackers w/cheese filling, 1 pkg, avg (392mg)

Graham & Other Sweet Crackers
Graham crackers, chocolate, 1 oz, avg (82mg)
Graham crackers, 1 oz, avg (172mg)

Matzos
Matzo, plain, NSA, 1 oz, avg (1mg)
Matzo, whole wheat, NSA, 1 oz, avg (1mg)
Matzo, egg, 1 oz, avg (6mg)
Egg & onion, 1 oz, avg (81mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS (50mg or less)
Unsalted rice crackers, most brands (0mg)
Aunt Gussie’s Cracker Flats Spelt Cinnamon Raisin, 0.9 oz (40mg)
Bremmer LS Wafers, 1 oz (10mg)
Dare All Natural Water Crackers, Cracked Pepper, 1 oz (45mg) Review
Dare All Natural Water Crackers, Toasted Sesame, 1 oz (45mg) Review
Dare All Natural Water Crackers, Original, 1 oz (50mg) Review
Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps, Toasted Onion (30mg)
Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps, Vegetable (40mg)
Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps, Onion Garlic (50mg)
Foods Alive Organic Flax Snackers, Maple & Cinnamon, 1 oz (15mg)
Mariner Biscuit, all crackers except Cheddar, 1 oz (45mg)
Nabisco Premium Saltines Hint of Salt, 1 oz (30mg) Review
Nabisco Ritz Crackers, Hint of Salt, 1 oz (35mg) Review
Nabisco Triscuits Hint of Salt, 1 oz (50mg) Review
Ryvita Rye & Oat Grain Crispbread (20mg)
Ryvita Light Rye Crispbread (40mg)
Shibolim Crisp Snax Spelt Original, 1 oz (0mg)
Shibolim Knockers Spelt or Whole Wheat, Unsalted, 1 oz (7mg)
Shibolim Knockers Whole Wheat Sesame, 1 oz (45mg)
Wellington Toasted Sesame Water Crackers, 1 oz (40mg)
Wellington Plain Water Crackers, 1 oz (40mg)
Wellington Cracked Pepper Water Crackers, 1 oz (40mg)

Graham & Other Sweet Crackers (75mg or less)
Annie’s Homegrown Choc Bunny Grahams, 1 oz (75mg)
Health Valley Rice Bran Graham Crackers, 1 oz (70mg)

Matzos
Most brands are within the generic average.

Diet, Energy & Snack Bars

Also see Cereal, Granola & Breakfast Bars

GENERIC AVERAGE
Diet meal bar, milk chocolate peanut, 2 oz, avg (140mg)
Power/energy bar, 2 oz, avg (215mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Atkins Advantage Dark Choc Almond Coconut Crunch (35mg)
Attune Probiotic Wellness Bar Dark Choc (0mg)
Attune Mint Choc or Almond Milk Choc (10mg)
Attune Probiotic Wellness Bar Choc Crisp (20mg)
Candice Foods Protein Bars, all (15mg)
Clif Blueberry or Cherry Pomegranate (10mg)
Clif Apple or Raspberry (15mg)
Divine Foods Boomi Bar Almond Protein Plus (12mg)
Divine Foods Boomi Bar Cashew Protein Plus or Walnut Date (20mg)
Divine Foods Boomi Bar Macadamia Paradise (25mg)
Divine Foods Boomi Bar Maple Pecan (30mg)
Dixie Diner Soy Rocks Crunchy Choc or Crunchy Apple (3mg)
Ener-G Choc Chip Snack Bars (15mg)
Fi-Bar all (avg) (25mg)
Gorge Delights Just Fruit Bar, all varieties (10mg avg)
Glucerna Mini Snack Bars Oatmeal Raisin (30mg)
Kind Almond Cashew w/Flax + Omega (0mg)
Kind Minis, all varieties (5mg-15mg)
Kind Almond & Coconut (10mg)
Kind Fruit & Nut Delight or Almond & Apricot (15mg)
Kind Cranberry Almond + Antioxidants (20mg)
Kind Dark Choc Cherry Cashew + Antioxidants (20mg)
Kind Pomegranate Blueberry Pistachio + Antioxidants (25mg)
Kind Blueberry Pecan + Fiber or Apple Cinnamon & Pecan (25mg)
Kind Peanut Butter & Strawberry (30mg)
Larabar Tropical Fruit Tart or Cherry Pie (0mg)
Larabar Cinnamon Roll or Choc Coconut Chew (0mg)
Larabar Cashew Cookie, Ginger Snap, or Banana Bread (0mg)
Larabar Pecan Pie, Lemon Bar, or Key Lime Pie (0mg)
Larabar Jocalat Choc Hazelnut, Choc, or Choc Mint (0mg)
Larabar Coconut Cream Pie (5mg)
Larabar Apple Pie (10mg)
New England Naturals Organic Antioxidant Bar (0mg)
New England Naturals Choc Omega Bar (0mg)
New England Naturals Maple Nut Bar (5mg)
Omega Smart most (0mg)
PranaBar Apricot Goji or Cashew Almond (30mg)
PranaBar Apricot Pumpkin or Pear Ginseng (30mg)
PranaBar Coconut Acai (35mg)
Raw Indulgence Raw Revolution 100 Calorie bars, all (3mg)
Raw Indulgence Raw Revolution 1.6 oz & 2.2 oz bars, all (5mg)

Dips & Spreads

GENERIC AVERAGE
Guacamole, 2 tbsp, avg (140mg)
Hummus, 2 tbsp, avg (150mg)
Bean dip, 2 tbsp, avg (170mg)
French onion dip, refrig, 2 tbsp, avg (180mg)
Spinach dip, refrig, 2 tbsp, avg (240mg)
Cheese dip, 2 tbsp, avg (330mg)
Onion soup & dip, mix, 1 tsp (700mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Cook in the Kitchen Boursen Cheese Dip Mix (0mg)
Cook in the Kitchen Horseradish Dip Mix (35mg)
El Paso Chili Co Bean Dips, all (20mg)
Laurie’s Kitchen Sesame Garlic Dip Mix (35mg)
Pantry Blends Dip & Seasoning Mix, BLT (10mg)
Pantry Blends Dip & Seasoning Mix, Chipotle Bacon (10mg)
Rabbit Creek Roasted Garlic Red Pepper Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Sweet Bell Peppers. Hint of Jalapeno Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Buffalo Wing Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Git Up & Go Garlic Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Bleu Cheese, Bloody Mary, Crab, or Lobster Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Caramelized Onion w/Horseradish Mix (0mg)
Rabbit Creek Guacamole, Garlic Onion, or Mexican Dip Mix (2mg)
Rabbit Creek Country Herb Mix (17mg)
Rabbit Creek Fiery Smoked Chipotle Mix (19mg)
Rabbit Creek Smokin’ Pig Mix (30mg)
Rabbit Creek Bacon! Bacon! Who’s Got the Bacon? Mix (35mg)
Robert Rothschild Farm Roasted Pineapple & Habanero Dip (0mg)
Robert Rothschild Farm Spice Maple Pumpkin Dip (0mg)
Robert Rothschild Farm Roasted Red Pepper & Onion Dip, 1 tbsp (15mg)
Stonewall Kitchen Honey Mustard or Maple Mustard Dip, 1 tsp (25mg)
Stonewall Kitchen Orange Ginger Mustard Dip, 1 tsp (25mg)

Hummus (75mg or less)
Robert Rothschild Farm Roasted Garlic, 1 oz (60mg)
Wild Garden Hummus Dip, all, 1 oz (70mg)

Jerky & Meat Snacks

GENERIC AVERAGE
Beef sticks, smoked, 1 oz, avg (420mg)
Beef jerky, chopped & formed, 1 oz, avg (627mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Shelton’s Turkey, Original or Hot & Spicy, 0.5 oz (125mg)
Snatch Beef Jerky, Whiskey Row, 1 oz (50mg)
Snatch Beef Jerky, Peppered Ale, 1 oz (85mg)
Snatch Beef Jerky, Orig Peppered, 1 oz (105mg)

Nuts & Seeds

GENERIC AVERAGE
Nuts
Nuts, dry roasted, unsalted, most varieties, 1 oz, avg (0-1mg)
Pistachios, unsalted, most brands, 1 oz (3mg)
Cashews, dry roasted, unsalted, most brands, 1 oz (5mg)
Macadamia nuts, dry roasted, salted, 1 oz, avg (75mg)
Peanuts, chocolate covered, 1 oz, avg (80mg)
Nuts, dry roasted, salted, most varieties, 1 oz, avg (95-109mg)
Pistachios, salted, 1 oz, avg (115mg)
Cashews, dry roasted, salted, 1 oz, avg (181mg)
Almonds, chili-flavored, 1 oz, avg (210mg)

Trail Mix
Tropical mix, 1 oz, avg (35mg)
Trail mix, regular, 1 oz, avg (65mg)

Seeds
Sunflower seeds, unsalted, most brands, 1 oz (0mg)
Pumpkin seeds, unsalted, most brands, 1 oz (5mg)
Sunflower seeds, salted, 1 oz, avg (116mg)
Pumpkin seeds, salted, 1 oz, avg (130mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Nuts
Most brands are within the generic average.

Trail Mix
Back to Nature Bar Harbor Blend (0mg)
Back to Nature Harvest Blend (0mg)
Back to Nature Monterey Blend (5mg)
Back to Nature Sonoma Blend (5mg)
Back to Nature Nantucket Blend (25mg)
Bergin Raw Trail Mix (5mg)
Eden Organic Wild Berry Mix (10mg)
Eden All Mixed Up Too (15mg)
Enjoy Life Not Nuts! Seed & Fruit Mix, Mt Mambo (25mg)
Good Sense Dietary Snack Mix, SF (0mg)
Grizzle’s Granolas, most organic trail mix (0mg)
Grizzle’s Granolas Applenut Mix (5mg)
Grizzle’s Granolas Oregon Trail Mix or Organic (20mg)
Grizzle’s Granolas Cherub Almond Trail Mix (25mg)
Grizzle’s Granolas Curry Cashew Trail Mix or Organic (35mg)
Kar’s Mango Pineapple Trail Mix, Unsalted (15mg)
Planter’s Trail Mix, Nut & Chocolate (5mg)
Planter’s Trail Mix, Nuts, Seeds & Raisins (10mg)
Planter’s Trail Mix, Fruit & Nut (15mg)
Wild Roots Trail Mix, Forestberry (25mg)
Wild Roots Trail Mix, Mango Acai (35mg)
Woodstock Farms Organic Trail Mix or California Supreme (0mg)
Woodstock Farms Cape Code Cranberry Mix (5mg)
Woodstock Farms Gourmet Trail Mix (6mg)
Woodstock Farms Cascade Trail Mix (7mg)
Woodstock Farms Tropical Mix (10mg)
Woodstock Farms Enchanted Trail Mix (11mg)
Woodstock Farms Campfire Trail Mix (35mg)

Popcorn

GENERIC AVERAGE
Popping corn, air-popped, 1 oz, avg (2mg)
Popcorn, caramel-coated w/o peanuts, 1 oz, avg (58mg)
Popcorn, cheese-flavor, 1 oz, avg (252mg)
Popcorn, butter-flavor, ready-to-eat, 1 oz, avg (300mg)
Popcorn, microwave, 1 oz, avg (390mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Popping corn – Most brands are within the generic average.
Bearitos Organic
, No Salt No Oil, microwave, 5 cups (0mg)
Newman’s Own Pop’s Corn, Unsalted, 3 cups (0mg)
Orville Redenbacher’s Caramel, microwave (35mg)
Wabash Valley Farms Amish Country Popcorn (10mg)

Popcorn Seasoning
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Caramel, 1/4 tsp (0mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Kettle Corn, 1/4 tsp (0mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Apple Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp (0mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Milk Chocolate Caramel (2mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Chocolate Marshmallow (3mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, South Texas BBQ, 1/4 tsp (5mg)
Kernel Season’s Popcorn Seasoning, Sour Cream & Onion, 1/4 tsp (35mg)

Pretzels

GENERIC AVERAGE
Pretzel, unsalted, 1 oz, avg (82mg)
Pretzel, chocolate coated, 1 oz, avg (161mg)
Pretzel, plain, 1 oz, avg (385mg)
Pretzel, soft, 1 oz, avg (393mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Bachman’s LS Mini Pretzels (50mg)
Good Health Peanut Butter Pretzel, Unsalted (65mg)
Snyder’s of Hanover York Peppermint Pretzel Sandwich (45mg)
Snyder’s of Hanover Dips Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwich (45mg)
Snyder’s of Hanover Unsalted Mini Pretzels (75mg)
Tom Sturgis Low Sodium Pretzels (40mg)
Tom Sturgis Low Sodium Little Ones Pretzels (45mg)

Rice & Corn Snacks

GENERIC AVERAGE
Rice cakes, 1 oz, avg (60mg)
Rice cakes, cheese flavored, 1 oz, avg (400mg)

LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Koyo Organic Rice Cakes, all no salt varieties (0mg)
Lundberg Apple Cinnamon or Buttery Caramel Rice Cakes (0mg)
Lundberg Cinnamon Toast Rice Cakes (0mg)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (5mg)
Lundberg Mochi Sweet Rice Cakes (35mg)
Lundberg Brown Rice Cake, Lightly Salted (35mg)
Mother’s Natural Rice Cakes, Unsalted (0mg)
Mother’s Natural Rice Cakes, Salted (10mg)
Mother’s Natural Rice Cakes, Caramel (30mg)
Paskesz Multigrain Squares, SF, 3 cakes (0mg)
Paskesz Spelt or Whole Wheat Squares, SF, 3 cakes (0mg)
Paskesz Ultra-Thin Rice Cake Minis, SF, 10 cakes (0mg)
Quaker Rice Cakes Apple Cinnamon (0mg)
Quaker Rice Cakes Lightly Salted (15mg)
Quaker Rice Cakes Caramel Corn (30mg)
Suzie’s Thin Cakes Brown Rice (0mg)
Suzie’s Kamut or Spelt Puffed Cakes (0mg)
Suzie’s Spelt or Kamut Puffed Cakes, Lightly Salted (30mg)
Suzie’s Thin Cakes THINK, Multigrain (30mg)
Suzie’s Thin Cakes Spelt & Flax Seeds (30mg)

Abbreviations used:

avg average
LS low salt or low sodium
mg milligrams
NSA no salt added
oz ounce

 

prep prepared
SF salt or sodium free
tbsp tablespoon
tsp teaspoon