Broths and Stocks
Packaged broths and stocks — used as the base for soups and stews or to flavor meat and vegetable dishes — are notoriously high in salt. For example, 8 ounces (240 ml) of beef broth average 782 mg of sodium, or 34% of the RDI. Chicken and vegetable broths are similarly high in sodium. Fortunately, you can easily find reduced-sodium broths and stocks, which have at least 25% less sodium per serving than the regular versions.