Revealed: Sauces that contain TEN TIMES more salt than seawater
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Some household sauces contain up to ten times the amount of salt as seawater, an investigation has found.
Action on Salt analysed 350 sauces, marinades and condiments on supermarket shelves.
Blue Dragon Fish Sauce was the worst culprit, with one tablespoon serving up 4g of salt - two-thirds of an adult's maximum recommended daily intake.
The sauce contained 26.7g of salt per 100g - the same as nearly nine anchovy fillets and Keto XP Fake ten times saltier than seawater.
The campaign group found more than a third (38 per cent) were extremely high in the mineral despite no warning on their packaging.
Blue Dragon Fish Sauce was the worst culprit, with one tablespoon serving up 4g of salt - two-thirds of an adult's maximum recommended daily intake. It was crammed with 27g of salt per 100g
Asda's Dark Soy Sauce (left) and Lee Kum Kee's Premium Dark Soy Sauce (right) were both also filled with the mineral. Per 100g, both sauces had 19 of salt
It is now calling for the Government to enforce mandatory colour-coded labelling showing how much salt is hidden in sauces.
Asda's Dark Soy Sauce and Lee Kum Kee's Premium Dark Soy Sauce were both also crammed with the mineral.
Just one tablespoon of either condiment provides half of an adult's maximum daily salt intake, the equivalent of six packets of ready salted crisps.
The investigation also found some sauces that claimed to have 'reduced salt' were actually packed with more sodium than other original versions.
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Amoy Reduced Soy Sauce was crammed with 11.3g of salt per 100g, whereas Waitrose Cook's Ingredients Dark Soya Sauce had 10.1g.
Official guidelines recommend men and women consume no more than 6g of salt each day.
Salt found in processed foods contributes to high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease (CVD).
Worldwide, CVD causes an estimated 31 per cent of deaths, and 17.9million each year, according to estimates.
Franks RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce was one of worst offenders at 8.4g of salt per 100ml
Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand's Oyster Sauce contained 11.5g of salt per 100ml yet there were no warning labels on the packaging
Having high blood pressure puts people at risk of CVD because it puts extra strain on the blood vessels and heart.
The condition, known as hypertension, affects more than one in four adults in the UK, and one in three in the US, official statistics show.
Consuming too much salt raises the amount of sodium in the blood, causing fluid retention inside the body which results in higher blood pressure.
Action on Salt are particularly worried a lack of 'front of pack' labelling is making it hard for consumers to control their salt intake.
Sonia Pombo, of the group, said: 'These sauces are cupboard staples for many of us, but we are unknowingly adding vast amounts of salt to our already salty foods.
Action on Salt analysed 350 sauces, marinades and condiments on supermarket shelves.
Blue Dragon Fish Sauce was the worst culprit, with one tablespoon serving up 4g of salt - two-thirds of an adult's maximum recommended daily intake.
The sauce contained 26.7g of salt per 100g - the same as nearly nine anchovy fillets and Keto XP Fake ten times saltier than seawater.
The campaign group found more than a third (38 per cent) were extremely high in the mineral despite no warning on their packaging.
Blue Dragon Fish Sauce was the worst culprit, with one tablespoon serving up 4g of salt - two-thirds of an adult's maximum recommended daily intake. It was crammed with 27g of salt per 100g
Asda's Dark Soy Sauce (left) and Lee Kum Kee's Premium Dark Soy Sauce (right) were both also filled with the mineral. Per 100g, both sauces had 19 of salt
It is now calling for the Government to enforce mandatory colour-coded labelling showing how much salt is hidden in sauces.
Asda's Dark Soy Sauce and Lee Kum Kee's Premium Dark Soy Sauce were both also crammed with the mineral.
Just one tablespoon of either condiment provides half of an adult's maximum daily salt intake, the equivalent of six packets of ready salted crisps.
The investigation also found some sauces that claimed to have 'reduced salt' were actually packed with more sodium than other original versions.
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Amoy Reduced Soy Sauce was crammed with 11.3g of salt per 100g, whereas Waitrose Cook's Ingredients Dark Soya Sauce had 10.1g.
Official guidelines recommend men and women consume no more than 6g of salt each day.
Salt found in processed foods contributes to high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease (CVD).
Worldwide, CVD causes an estimated 31 per cent of deaths, and 17.9million each year, according to estimates.
Franks RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce was one of worst offenders at 8.4g of salt per 100ml
Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand's Oyster Sauce contained 11.5g of salt per 100ml yet there were no warning labels on the packaging
Having high blood pressure puts people at risk of CVD because it puts extra strain on the blood vessels and heart.
The condition, known as hypertension, affects more than one in four adults in the UK, and one in three in the US, official statistics show.
Consuming too much salt raises the amount of sodium in the blood, causing fluid retention inside the body which results in higher blood pressure.
Action on Salt are particularly worried a lack of 'front of pack' labelling is making it hard for consumers to control their salt intake.
Sonia Pombo, of the group, said: 'These sauces are cupboard staples for many of us, but we are unknowingly adding vast amounts of salt to our already salty foods.
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