I am on a lower salt diet. I'm looking for the following products that
contain the lowest amount of salt per serving on the market. The
products may be available online or at a major grocery chains.
The items inlude:
Hotdogs(frankurters, aka wienies)
Olives(both black and green)
beef Jerky
assorted deli meats
Pickles
Various traditionally high-salt items(if you run across them)

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The link below provides the salt content of the following types of
foods in mg of sodium for a 100 g (3.5 oz), anything within the 400 -
1000 mg/day or below is considered low in sodium (salt) content.

?Sodium Content of Common Foods?
http://oto.wustl.edu/men/sodium.htm 

?SODIUM?
http://www.healthyeatingclub.com/info/books-phds/books/foodfacts/html/data/data5a.html

?Sodium Content of Common Foods?
http://www.heartmaine.com/Patient%20Education/Diet%20-%20Sodium_content.htm 

?Dietary Salt and Sodium?
http://pearl.agcomm.okstate.edu/fci/health/t-3142.html 


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I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.
                             
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Easterangel-ga

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 02 Apr 2005 23:35 PST

Hi again!

Since this is a medical question, please take note of the important
disclaimer below that answers and comments here are general
information and should not be a substitute for informed medical
advice. So before eating any of these food products (including the
ones in the original answer) please first consult your physician.

In relation to the comment below, here is a link listing some low
sodium food brands.

Whole Foods Market List
http://www.wholefoods.com/healthinfo/sodium.pdf

Olives: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002RVGVI/002-8686800-7786430

Beef jerky
http://www.sheltons.com/cgi-bin/sheltons/lowcarbs.html

Deli meats
http://products.peapod.com/14727.html

Pickles
http://www.shopnatural.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=15842

I cannot find something for hotdogs but here are some sausages instead.

Sausages
http://www.wisconsincheeseman.com/$spindb.query.listitem.cmview.6.6.740

Thanks!

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 03 Apr 2005 19:09 PDT

Hi again!

I'm sorry I cannot find anything for the green olives. As for the
sausages, I am not sure if they are indeed low salt content that is
why I indicated the disclaimer above. Sorry for that as well.

It seems that there are really very few choices for the products you
mentioned. Again thank for your understanding.

Regards,
Easterangel-ga

Not sure the question was answered; the question was: what products
(or brands) within those foods have lowest sodium content per serving

HI, thanks for what you have provided.
I am satisfied with the answer for olives, though left wondering if
there is a green olive low in salt as well.
I am also satisfied with the pickes answer.

I am left somewhat unsatisfied,possibly through no fault of your own
with the following products.

1. Hot Dogs-- You have been kind enough to offer an alternative,
namely, summer or beef sausage. Two things:A. Are you very confident
there are no low salt hot dogs? B. The sausage is not low salt at all.
30% lower than normal sausage would still probably be 700+ mg., though
I have no way of knowing for sure, because the mg of sodium is not
listed.

2.  Beef Jerky--  Ahah!! Excellent. Low salt jerky! This example,
however is very pricy.  Can we do better?

3.  Deli meat--You offer the link to the home-delivery company of
peapod. The issue is, they do not deliver to my area. I did discover a
VERY interesting and potentially exciting brand, Boar's Head. I
checked out their sight and they offer a variety of low salt products
including ham, deli meats and other meats. I have yet to ascertain my
accessability to thier products. I will call their customer service
department and see if I have any options. I have also been unable to
obtain prices for thier products. Perhaps Whole Foods will carry them.
By the way, thanks for the Whole food link, although it was almost a
little too comprehensive.

In short, I need time to digest this information before rating it or
deciding If it is suffecient for my needs. I wish a had a few more
choices for each product, a easy-to-read format or chart with a
breakdown of the item, the sodium quanity, price, and how I can obtain
item from the St. LOuis, Missouri area. Perhaps I am wanting too much?