Salt and Eating Out Consumer Guide盐和外出就餐消费指南.pdfVIP

Menu items higher in salt Salt and Eating Out Consumer Guide Some ingredients that chefs add to dishes are already very salty so look out for them on the menu and avoid them if you can (see table below). Beware of ketchup and other sauces – they can contain high levels of salt. Did you know that the leading brand of tomato ketchup contains more salt, weight for weight, than Don’t be afraid seawater? Would you ever pour seawater all over your food? Higher salt ingredients Watch out for these salty ingredients on the menu to tip your waiter Cheese Prawns before your meal. Olives Smoked salmon Capers Soy sauce, Oyster sauce, Anchovies Chilli sauce Cured meats e.g. bacon, ham, Chips with salt already added salami, pastrami, salt beef Chicken with coating e.g. Chicken Sausages nuggets, chicken kiev Salty sauces Sauces served with your meal can also contain lots of hidden salt Tomato ketchup 0.5g salt per 20g portion Tartare sauce 0.8g salt per 30g portion Brown sauce 0.4g salt per 20g portion Salad cream 0.5g salt per 20g portion English mustard 0.2g salt per 2g portion Thousand Island 0.4g salt per 30g portion Soy sauce 0.7g salt per 5g portion French Dressing 0.2g salt per 15g portion Mayonnaise 0.4g salt per 30g portion Takeaways Remember, these figures don’t include extra salt or added sauces Chow Mein 10.8g salt per meal Burger and chips 2.9g salt per meal Chicken Balti 8.7g salt per meal Fish and chips 1.2g salt per mea