Why is there NO Salt content listed in receipes ? Salt is the main cause of heart and kidney problems. we have

Question

We have a kidney problem in our home, and salt and protein must be reduced. No salt or less then 5% in any product is hard to locate, and none of the receipes listed EVER have the salt content, nor do they address special diets...... WHY ?

IT IS NOT LISTED A SODIUM EITHER !
I have been going by the low salt=no salt diet for a year, and read every label.
As should everyone. But, the reciepes on yahoo DO NOT HAVE SALT OR SODIUM content listed........WHY ?

Answer 1

Most recipes detail how much salt is added, but when it comes adding broth or canned ingredients... those ingredients vary depending upon manufacturer, thus making it impossible for a cookbook to list salt content accurately.

If you're referring to packaged good, salt and protein are listed as salt is listed as Sodium (in grams) and Protein (in grams) on the nutritional labels.

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Answer 4

most all of my cook books that list out the nutritional values of a recipe (i.e. weight watchers) give the sodium content. Even some of the food network shows like healthy appetite w/ Ellie Krieger,

Salt is actually not the main cause of heart disease and kidney problems. Diets high in saturated fat and cholesterol are farm more dangerous. I would probably say that diabetes is the leading contributor to heart disease than anything else. Salt is probably not helping if you have kidney problems, as it makes the body retain water, and water is bad if you have kidney problems or are on dialysis.

Also be aware that according to an article on Web MD in Feburary 2006, lowering salt in take may not reduce your risk of heart disease. Salt effects everybody differently.

Answer 5

I don't know what kind of products you buy, but a brief tour of my own kitchen proved that every single item in my pantry showed "salt" as an ingredient (except the instant jell-o...)

The nutritional information "Nutrition Facts" on the side of the box shows the sodium content, which, in most cases, shows the percent of the average person's "daily recommended allowance" for salt.

A pack of toffee-coated popcorn has 7% of my daily allowance for sodium per serving

A can of cream of mushroom soup contains 30% (per serving.)

These are just a couple of examples.

One exception--- Items made with baking soda (like the frozen bake-it-yourself biscuits) show a lot of sodium, even though they contain very little actual salt. I don't know if salt restrictive diets need to avoid baking soda as well...

If your RECIPES don't show any salt content, then don't add any when preparing the recipe. You can always add a tiny bit when you eat the item, but you can't take it back out again.

Answer 6

The salt content of a recipe is in the ingredients list. They tell you right there how much salt goes in.

Sometimes, a recipe will have a pre-processed food in it, like a can of beans, etc. The amount of salt that is in the beans will be listed on the can.

I don't know where you are, but there are loads of specially labelled low and no salt products in the supermarkets.

Answer 7

Salt is not the cause of disease, in a normal person excess salt is simply eliminated. Even in high blood pressure, not all types of it are salt-sensitive. You have a specific problem that needs addressing and since all foods have some salt in them naturally occurring its very difficult. There are low salt items available but I'm not sure you can get it as low as 5%. Google' low salt foods' retail and you can find some things

Answer 8

If you had taken basic chemistry in High school, you should have learned that table salt is actually Sodium Chloride(NaCl) and therefore listed as sodium on every food label by the USDA

Answer 9

On the ingredients list, "sodium" refers to the salt content.

Answer 10

Ok. So don't go to the yahoo recipes. Apparently they don't think it's relevant.
Choose a site like recipezaar.com or All recipes.com or any site that gives sodium content.
You could also go to www.sparkpeople and enter your profile and look up what you should be eating there. The ask the questions you need to be asked as far as dietary restrictions and give you menu suggestions based on the facts you submit.
Any don't worry, it's free. And it's not just for folks who want to lose weight. It's for those who want a healthier lifestyle.