Hidden sodium

saramerrigan

Tesco should be ashamed of themselves......I bought a pack of their fresh fruit "berry medley" today and only when I'd eaten it did I check the nutrition label. It said 100% fresh fruit, listed no ingredients other than the fruit, so how come there are 400mg of sodium?? Disgraceful

yarwell

there's sodium and potassium in fruit - I was just reading that about apple juice. Sodium is good for you, you're dead without it.

morgansmom02

You need sodium every day, but just need to limit it. I think it is crazy there is that much sodium in your "fresh fruit"

SPBROOKS68

Everything has sodium in it - even my vitamins :huh:

saramerrigan

there's sodium and potassium in fruit - I was just reading that about apple juice. Sodium is good for you, you're dead without it.

I know.......I guess I was just expecting to see "trace" against the sodium though, not 400mg.

twinmomtwice4

Yeah, wow. 400 mg for fruit does seem rather high.

tigerlily8045

There is sodium in some fruit. You need to check it out. I don't know what type of berry's but i just looked at this website and was amazed myself.

http://www.dietbites.com/Sodium-In-Foods/sodium-in-fruit.html

So what did they pick the highest sodium fruit to put in their medley????

saramerrigan

There is sodium in some fruit. You need to check it out. I don't know what type of berry's but i just looked at this website and was amazed myself.

http://www.dietbites.com/Sodium-In-Foods/sodium-in-fruit.html

So what did they pick the highest sodium fruit to put in their medley????

Thanks for posting that link

Strawberries, blueberries, grapes and blackberries - even if I allowed with a whole cup of each the sodium would only be 12mg. And there wasn't that much fruit!!

They must use sodium somehow to improve the shelf-life and/or flavour