Click on a category below and you’ll see:
- 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.
Bouillon, Stocks & Broths
GENERIC AVERAGE
Stock, seafood, 1 cup, avg (420mg)
Broth, lower sodium beef, 1 cup, avg (440mg)
Broth, lower sodium chicken, 1 cup, avg (570mg)
Broth, vegetable, 1 cup, avg (570mg)
Bouillion, beef, 1 cube, avg (611mg)
Bouillion, chicken, 1 cup, avg (743mg)
Broth, beef, 1 cup, avg (782mg)
Broth, chicken, 1 cup, avg (980mg)
LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Bernard Soup & Gravy Base, Beef or Chicken (10mg)
Croyden House LS Instant, Chicken (5mg)
Frontier LS Broth Powder, Vegetable (20mg)
Herb-Ox Beef or Chicken Bouillon, LS (5mg) Review
Home Again SF Beef or Chicken Base (0mg)
Miller’s Chicken Base, LS (10mg)
Orrington Farms Chicken Base, LS, 1 tsp (15mg)
RC Fine Foods Chicken Base, Very LS (35mg)
Wyler’s Beef or Chicken Bouillon, SF (0mg)
Chili
GENERIC AVERAGE
Chili, mix, 1/6 pkg, avg (980mg)
Chili w/o beans, ready-to-eat, 1 cup, avg (996mg)
Chili w/beans, ready-to-eat, 1 cup, avg (1,336mg)
LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Bountiful Pantry Lentil Chili (dry mix only) (5mg)
Bountiful Pantry White Bean (10mg)
Bountiful Pantry 5 Bean Chili (20mg)
Bountiful Pantry Quinoa & Corn Chili (dry mix only) (25mg)
Frontier Soups Hearty Meals Wheat Berry Chili (0mg)
Frontier Soups Hearty Meals Ski Country Chili (15mg)
Frontier Soups Hearty Meals White Bean Chili (25mg)
Harvest Direct Soy Chili Mix, 1 oz mix (1mg)
New Traditions Chili Mix, 1 tsp mix (0mg)
Slow Cooker Gourmet Chili Mix (15mg)
Williams Original Chili Seasoning, NSA (0mg)
Williams Onion Chili Seasoning, NSA (0mg)
Williams Tex-Mex Style Chili Seasoning, NSA (0mg)
Williams Chicken Chili Seasoning, NSA (20mg)
Soups
GENERIC AVERAGE
Chicken noodle, mix, prep, 1 cup, avg (561mg)
Clam chowder, manhattan, 1 cup, avg (576mg)
Tomato, 1 cup, avg (667mg)
Chicken noodle, 1 cup, avg (678mg)
Gazpacho, 1 cup, avg (739mg)
Cream of mushroom, 1 cup, avg (780mg)
Chicken w/rice, 1 cup, avg (791mg)
Vegetable beef, 1 cup, avg (795mg)
Onion, mix, prep, 1 cup, avg (796mg)
Cream of potato, 1 cup, avg (803mg)
Cream of chicken, 1 cup, avg (825mg)
Vegetable, 1 cup, avg (827mg)
Split pea w/ham, 1 cup, avg (851mg)
Cream of celery, 1 cup, avg (863mg)
Clam chowder, New England, 1 cup, avg (881mg)
Onion soup, 1 cup, avg (900mg)
Minestrone, 1 cup, avg (915mg)
Matzo ball soup, 1 cup, avg (1,040mg)
Black bean soup, 1 cup, avg (1,203mg)
LOW SODIUM BRANDS
Campbell’s Split Pea, LS, 1 can (30mg) Review
Gold’s Borscht, Unsalted, 6 oz (30mg)
Health Valley Organic NSA Lentil (30mg)
Health Valley Organic NSA Potato Leek (30mg)
Health Valley Organic NSA Black Bean (30mg)
Mixes
NOTE: Some soup mixes require additional ingredients which may raise sodium content.
Bean Cuisine Louisiana Cajun Bean or Lots of Lentil (0mg)
Bean Cuisine Mediterranean Ministrone or Ultima Pasta (0mg)
Bean Cuisine 13 Bean Bouillabaise or White Bean Provencial (0mg)
Bean Cuisine Island Black Bean (0mg)
Bean Cuisine Split Pea (5mg)
Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grains & Beans Soup Mix (0mg)
Bob’s Red Mill Black Bean Soup Mix (10mg)
Bob’s Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix (15mg)
Bob’s Red Mill Veggie Soup Mix (30mg)
Bountiful Pantry Moroccan Lentil Soup or Hearty Lentil & Veg (10mg)
Bountiful Pantry Pasta e Fagioli or Italian Bean Soup (15mg)
Bountiful Pantry Hearty Fisherman Stew (15mg)
Bountiful Pantry Heritage Bean Soup or Jambalaya (15mg)
Bountiful Pantry Black Bean or Split Pea & Herbs Soup (20mg)
Bountiful Pantry Pumpkin Chowder (25mg)
Bountiful Pantry Roasted Tomato & Pasta Soup (25mg)
Bountiful Pantry Quinoa & Red Lentil or Farmhouse Chowder (25mg)
Bountiful Pantry Butternut Squash & Apple or Quinoa Veg Soup (30mg)
Bountiful Pantry Wild Rice & Veggie Chowder (30mg)
Bountiful Pantry Country Corn Chowder (35mg)
Bountiful Pantry SW Corn Chowder (35mg)
Bountiful Pantry Garden Veggie & Pasta (35mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Caribbean Black Bean (5mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Farmer’s Hearty Split Pea (5mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Grandpa’s Favorite Beef Barley (25mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Country Harvest Corn Chowder (25mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Potato Leek (25mg)
Delicaé Pantry New England Clam Chowder (25mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Southern Italian Pasta e Fagioli (25mg)
Delicaé Pantry Slow Cooker Thai Curry Lentil (35mg)
Delicaé Pantry Manhattan Clam Chowder (35mg)
Frontier Soups French Onion (0mg)
Frontier Soups Asparagus Lemon or Squash & Lentil Soup (0mg)
Frontier Soups Beef Goulash (5mg)
Frontier Soups Sausage Lentil (5mg)
Frontier Soups Minestrone Soup (5mg)
Frontier Soups Mushroom Barley (7mg)
Frontier Soups Broccoli Cheddar (7mg)
Frontier Soups Corn Chowder (5mg)
Frontier Soups Wild Rice (8mg)
Frontier Soups Tortilla Soup (10mg)
Frontier Soups 11 Bean Soup (10mg)
Frontier Soups Beef Barley Bean (10mg)
Frontier Soups Hearty Meals Chicken Stew (10mg)
Frontier Soups Fisherman’s Stew (11mg)
Frontier Soups Split Pea Soup (14mg)
Frontier Soups Black Bean or Spicy Fiesta Soup (15mg)
Frontier Soups Red Bean Gumbo (20mg)
Frontier Soups Chicken Noodle Soup (20mg)
Frontier Soups Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup (20mg)
Frontier Soups Red Pepper Corn Chowder (25mg)
Frontier Soups Potato Leek Soup (5mg)
Frontier Soups Vegetable Soup (25mg)
Frontier Soups Jambalaya (28mg)
Frontier Soups Wedding Soup (30mg)
Frontier Soups Golden Peanut Soup (35mg)
Just Delicious Foods Minestrone or Albondigas (0mg)
Just Delicious Foods Seafood or Golden Corn Chowder (0mg)
Just Delicious Foods Chicken Rice & Curry Spice (1mg)
Just Delicious Foods Red Lentil (4mg)
Just Delicious Foods Barley Beef (5mg)
Just Delicious Foods Navy Bean (7mg)
Just Delicious Foods Split Pea or Chicken Vegetable (10mg)
Just Delicious Foods Black Beans & Rice (20mg)
Just Delicious Foods Tortilla (32mg)
Kedem Vegetable Mix (30mg)
Rabbit Creek Gourmet Tortilla Soup (16mg)
Rabbit Creek Gourmet Country Bean (20mg)
Rabbit Creek Gourmet Soups for One, Cream of Mushroom (30mg)
Rabbit Creek Gourmet Creamy Mushroom & Wild Rice Mix (35mg)
Stonewall Kitchen French Onion (0mg)
Stonewall Kitchen New England Corn Chowder (8mg)
Stonewall Kitchen Potato Leek (14mg)
Stonewall Kitchen Italian Wedding Soup (35mg)
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 |
