Sodium content in lemon-pepper seasonings
While I was writing the previous post about sodium in frozen chicken, it occurred to me that I should also include info on sodium in the lemon-pepper seasoning I often add to it, and eventually I decided to split that off into its own post.
I have high blood pressure. Have had for years. I take medication, but I’m also trying to reduce the sodium in my diet to limit how much it contributes.
It turns out that lemon-pepper seasonings, which I use frequently, are a significant contributor of sodium, as they all include salt (presumably sodium chloride) as one of their top two ingredients. Sigh.
There are salt-free options and I’m going to have to try some of them at some point. In the meantime, here are the sodium contents of all of the lemon-pepper seasoning products listed on Safeway’s website (minus the explicitly salt-free ones), plus the one currently in my kitchen, along with where “salt” is listed in the ingredients list.
These are all based on 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning, which ranges from 0.7 to 1 gram depending on brand. Most of these have either salt or pepper as the first ingredient; I’ve noted the exceptions.
| Brand | Sodium content | Salt is listed… |
|---|---|---|
| Lawry’s The one I was using before my current jar |
90 mg | 2nd |
| Pacific Organic The one I’m currently using |
140 mg | 1st |
| Sunny Select (Save Mart) | 140 mg | 1st |
| Signature Select (Safeway) | 95 mg | 2nd |
| Kinder’s | 105 mg | 2nd (sugar is 1st, pepper 3rd) |
| McCormick | 180 mg | 1st |
| Scott’s | 210 mg | 1st (“spices” is 4th) |