Ingredient lists and sodium
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Ingredient lists and sodium
Reading ingredient lists is helpful in determining sodium content. They list the ingredients in a food in descending order.
Following is an ingredient list for a typical processed cheddar cheese:
- Cheddar cheese, enzyme-modified cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, lactic acid, enzymes, milkfat, sodium citrate, kasal, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), apocarotenal (color)
You can see that cheese is the main ingredient, but also note that salt is present in two places and that it also contains sodium citrate and sodium phosphate, which are two other types of sodium.
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| Author | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Editor | Maria Essig |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Steven L. Flamm, MD - Gastroenterology |
| Last Updated | January 25, 2008 |
| Last updated: | January 25, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Steven L. Flamm, MD - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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