Sauces add flavor, depth, and richness to meals, but many are loaded with sodium—often far more than you might expect.

Soy sauce, made with MSG and filled with umami flavor, can be a great low-sodium flavoring option. ‌Soy sauce can be added to dishes such as stir fries, stews, or soups. You can use it as a dip ...

While coconut aminos are a little bit higher in naturally-occuring sugar (from the coconut sap) than soy sauce, they also contain less than one-third the amount of sodium. For anyone on a low ...

Higgins said that patients with moderate to severe heart failure should limit their salt intake to under 2,000 milligrams, or ...

A teaspoon of table salt contains about 2,300 mg of sodium. A teaspoon of soy sauce has about 300 and a teaspoon of MSG has about 500. My regular Kikkoman soy sauce, not low sodium, has 320 mg of ...