Hidden Salt in Sauces
Watch out for some of these sauces added to your favourite dishes as they may contain a lot of salt! Whilst we only eat them in small quantities, they can drastically increase the total salt content of your meal.
Sauce |
Typical salt content * |
Sauces typically served with: |
Beef Gravy |
0.5g salt per 50g portion |
British dishes |
Oriental Sauces: |
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Hoi Sin |
1 g salt per 30g portion |
Oriental dishes, side sauce for dipping, stir fry, duck dishes |
Soy Sauce |
0.7g salt per 5g portion |
Sushi, stir fry, Asian dishes |
Sweet Chilli Sauce |
0.4g salt per 30g portion |
Dipping sauce, burgers, salads |
Condiments and sauces |
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Tomato Ketchup |
0.5g salt per 20g portion |
Anything! |
BBQ Sauce |
0.3g salt per 15g portion |
Southern USA style food, marinated meat, burgers, as a dipping sauce |
Brown Sauce |
0.4g salt per 20g portion |
Burgers, English breakfast, sandwiches |
English Mustard |
0.2g salt per 2g portion |
Carvery, sandwiches, in dressings, marinades |
Mint Sauce |
0.2g salt per 10g portion |
Roast lamb |
Apple Sauce |
Trace |
Roast pork |
Cranberry Sauce |
Trace |
Roast turkey, sandwiches |
Tartare Sauce |
0.8g salt per 30g portion |
Fish |
Horseradish Sauce |
0.2g salt per 20g portion |
Roast beef, sandwiches |
Mayonnaise and Dressings |
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Thousand Island |
0.4g salt per 30g portion |
Salad, burger, sandwiches |
Salad Cream |
0.5g salt per 20g portion |
Anything! |
Mayonnaise |
0.4g salt per 30g portion |
Anything! |
Italian Dressing |
0.3g salt per 15g portion |
Salad |
French Dressing |
0.2g salt per 15g portion |
Salad |
Caesar Dressing |
0.3g salt per 15g portion |
Salad |
* Salt content of products available in supermarkets. We have assumed similar levels of salt are found in restaurant equivalents.
N.B.
5g portion = 1 teaspoonful
10g portion = 1 dessertspoonful
15g portion = 1 tablespoonful
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