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Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1] As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures should only be considered estimates, with more exact figures often included on product labels.
Sodium: 80 mg. These peanut butter treats have more protein and less sugar and sodium than some of the other options on this list. ... 2 grams of protein, less than 1 gram of fiber and 75 mg of ...
UK: The Food Standards Agency defines the level of salt in foods as follows: "High is more than 1.5 g salt per 100 g (or 0.6 g sodium). Low is 0.3 g salt or less per 100 g (or 0.1 g sodium). If the amount of salt per 100 g is in between these figures, then that is a medium level of salt."
Salt equivalent is usually quoted on food nutrition information tables on food labels, and is a different way of defining sodium intake, noting that salt is chemically sodium chloride. To convert from sodium to the approximate salt equivalent, multiply sodium content by 2.5:
About 2 billion Peeps are made each year, with themed marshmallow treats celebrating nearly every holiday from Valentine’s Day to Halloween. Like other marshmallows, Peeps are made from sugar ...
Marshmallow (UK: / ˌ m ɑː r ʃ ˈ m æ l oʊ /, US: / ˈ m ɑː r ʃ ˌ m ɛ l oʊ,-m æ l-/) [1] [2] is a confectionery made from sugar, water and gelatin whipped to a solid-but-soft consistency. It is used as a filling in baking or molded into shapes and coated with corn starch .
That cup also contains 28.8 grams of sugar, nearly the entire amount of daily added sugar recommended by the American Heart Association. So it's not exactly a nutritional powerhouse.
A low sodium diet has a useful effect to reduce blood pressure, both in people with hypertension and in people with normal blood pressure. [7] Taken together, a low salt diet (median of approximately 4.4 g/day – approx 1800 mg sodium) in hypertensive people resulted in a decrease in systolic blood pressure by 4.2 mmHg, and in diastolic blood pressure by 2.1 mmHg.