RE: Sodium content in canned foods

[Guest guest]

That's exactly what I do during the few occasions when I eat canned products

that can be rinsed. I eat canned salmon which can't be rinsed, but canned

beans or any canned veggies could benefit from a rinse. I used to eat

canned sauerkraut and rinse thoroughly first (since it's loaded with salt).

As some have commented, salt is necessary, but there's an enormous amount in

canned foods. Read the label and you'll see what i mean.

on 1/15/2003 10:18 AM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote:

> Leisa Hyatt " confessed " to using canned beans due to her busy schedule, and

> Francesca followed-up with concerns about the added sodium in canned beans

> (true of canned tuna fish and tomato products as well, including V-8 juice and

> low-sodium varieties.)

>

> Obviously we can't rinse the tomato products, but I suppose rinsing canned

> tuna and canned beans would at least help to reduce the salt content. I'd

> never thought of doing so before now, but it makes sense. The food has

> probably absorbed tons of salt, but the fluids they are canned in must be

> worse.

>

> Suz

[Guest guest]

I actually contacted a nutritionist at one of the mfgrs and she assured me the content of sodium was throughout the product equally. You can rinse and you can wash the canned stuff, but the sodium per volume remaining is not altered. Soak them maybe. I soaked raw bacon once and was amazed to find out how much sodium came out in 30 mins. soaking 4 oz in 32 oz of water removed enough salt I couldn't taste it in the bacon. Tasting the water, I estimated the labeled content was in error - they used the same label for 1 strip of thick sliced and thin sliced.

I now use mostly frozen foods without added salt.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: Suzanne Cart

CR Support Group

Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:18 AM

Subject: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Leisa Hyatt "confessed" to using canned beans due to her busy schedule, and Francesca followed-up with concerns about the added sodium in canned beans (true of canned tuna fish and tomato products as well, including V-8 juice and low-sodium varieties.)

Obviously we can't rinse the tomato products, but I suppose rinsing canned tuna and canned beans would at least help to reduce the salt content. I'd never thought of doing so before now, but it makes sense. The food has probably absorbed tons of salt, but the fluids they are canned in must be worse.

Suz

[Guest guest]

Before you reduce your salt intake it's a good idea to check that you actually need to. My latest DWIDP review (which I only do periodically) showed a shortfall of sodium due to recent dietary changes. The other night I actually mixed up a cocktail of salt water before retiring because I felt like my hamstrings might cramp up (after a fairly hard afternoon of playing ball). While the body works to maintain it's salt stores there is such a thing as too little. I'm actually having to add sodium to some recipes to get up to SA, which doesn't even factor in that I'm a little more active than typical.

There have been several threads on the other list about symptoms of sodium deficiency. YMMV

JR

-----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:18 AMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Leisa Hyatt "confessed" to using canned beans due to her busy schedule, and Francesca followed-up with concerns about the added sodium in canned beans (true of canned tuna fish and tomato products as well, including V-8 juice and low-sodium varieties.)

Obviously we can't rinse the tomato products, but I suppose rinsing canned tuna and canned beans would at least help to reduce the salt content. I'd never thought of doing so before now, but it makes sense. The food has probably absorbed tons of salt, but the fluids they are canned in must be worse.

Suz

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Never heard of a sodium deficiency. Been searching for years. do you have a ref other than CR group? I have on occasion experienced muscle pain but that was below 500 mg pd. My rule now is if I can taste any sodium in my brow sweat I must be ok. Of course it isn't easy to get that low.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: john roberts

Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:22 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Before you reduce your salt intake it's a good idea to check that you actually need to. My latest DWIDP review (which I only do periodically) showed a shortfall of sodium due to recent dietary changes. The other night I actually mixed up a cocktail of salt water before retiring because I felt like my hamstrings might cramp up (after a fairly hard afternoon of playing ball). While the body works to maintain it's salt stores there is such a thing as too little. I'm actually having to add sodium to some recipes to get up to SA, which doesn't even factor in that I'm a little more active than typical.

There have been several threads on the other list about symptoms of sodium deficiency. YMMV

JR

-----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:18 AMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Leisa Hyatt "confessed" to using canned beans due to her busy schedule, and Francesca followed-up with concerns about the added sodium in canned beans (true of canned tuna fish and tomato products as well, including V-8 juice and low-sodium varieties.)

Obviously we can't rinse the tomato products, but I suppose rinsing canned tuna and canned beans would at least help to reduce the salt content. I'd never thought of doing so before now, but it makes sense. The food has probably absorbed tons of salt, but the fluids they are canned in must be worse.

Suz

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine experienced some muscular discomfort and low energy which he traced to low sodium. I can put you in touch with him off-list if you wish. He has researched this much more than I. Most of the info I found was in connection with running and sports websites.

I haven't personally experienced sodium related problems but am alert to the possibility as I continue to phase processed foods out of my diet, and am physically active.

JR

[john roberts] -----Original Message-----From: jwwright [mailto:jwwright@...]Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Hi ,

Never heard of a sodium deficiency. Been searching for years. do you have a ref other than CR group? I have on occasion experienced muscle pain but that was below 500 mg pd. My rule now is if I can taste any sodium in my brow sweat I must be ok. Of course it isn't easy to get that low.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: john roberts

Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:22 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Before you reduce your salt intake it's a good idea to check that you actually need to. My latest DWIDP review (which I only do periodically) showed a shortfall of sodium due to recent dietary changes. The other night I actually mixed up a cocktail of salt water before retiring because I felt like my hamstrings might cramp up (after a fairly hard afternoon of playing ball). While the body works to maintain it's salt stores there is such a thing as too little. I'm actually having to add sodium to some recipes to get up to SA, which doesn't even factor in that I'm a little more active than typical.

There have been several threads on the other list about symptoms of sodium deficiency. YMMV

JR

-----Original Message-----From: Suzanne Cart [mailto:massuz@...]Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:18 AMCR Support GroupSubject: [ ] Sodium content in canned foods

Leisa Hyatt "confessed" to using canned beans due to her busy schedule, and Francesca followed-up with concerns about the added sodium in canned beans (true of canned tuna fish and tomato products as well, including V-8 juice and low-sodium varieties.)

Obviously we can't rinse the tomato products, but I suppose rinsing canned tuna and canned beans would at least help to reduce the salt content. I'd never thought of doing so before now, but it makes sense. The food has probably absorbed tons of salt, but the fluids they are canned in must be worse.

Suz