Sodium is the name of an element that is soft and silvery white in appearance. Usually found, inside as well as outside the body, in combination with other elements, it is consumed in the form of sodium chloride. Sodium is highly reactive, alkaline, metallic and malleable in nature and is essential for regulation of blood and body fluids. Apart from that, transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity, and certain metabolic functions in the human body also require the presence of this particular element. Plants are the only living beings that do not require sodium for their survival. Let us explore the list of foods high in sodium.
Sodium Rich Foods
- Beet Greens
- Beets
- Black-eyed beans
- Buttermilk
- Canned food
- Celery
- Celery
- Cheese
- Chick peas
- Corn meal
- Dry lotus stems
- Fish
- Fruits
- Garbanzo beans
- Kelp
- Leafy vegetables
- Legumes
- Meat
- Milk
- Olives
- Oysters
- Pulses
- Salt
- Salted butter or margarine
- Sauces and seasonings
- Sauerkraut
- Self-rising flour
- Shrimp
- Spinach
- Swiss Chard
- Wakame
- Whelks
