Health Check Can Help - Sodium | Heart&Stroke Health Check Program

Health Check Can Help - Sodium

Grocery products that carry the Health Check logo must meet the following standards for sodium*:

Food Product	Current Health Check criteria/serving	Criteria for new products or effective Nov 2010 for existing products
Bread 50 g	480 mg or less	360 mg or less
Breakfast Cereals 30 g 20 g to 42 g per 250mL)	480 mg or less	240 mg or less
Vegetables 125 mL (seasoned, sauced, fried)	480 mg or less	240 mg or less
Tomato and vegetable juices and blends 250 mL	650 mg or less	480 mg or less
Milk 250 mL	480 mg or less	240 mg or less
Yogurt 175 g	480 mg or less	140 mg or less
Cheese 30 g	480 mg or less	240 mg or less
Meats deli meats 55 g ground meat, 100 g raw meatballs, patties 100 g raw meats, poultry (plain, seasoned, coated) 125 g raw	480 mg or less	360 mg or less
Canned soups 250mL	650 mg or less	480 mg or less
Pasta (plain) 85g dry	480 mg or less	140 mg or less
Dinner entrees or mixed dishes 250mL	960 mg or less	720 mg or less (effective Dec 2009)
Nuts, seeds and ready to eat dried legumes	No added salt

See the complete list of Health Check food categories and nutrient standards.

Menu items that are part of the Health Check Restaurant programs must meet the following sodium standards:

Menu Item	Health Check Nutrient Criteria for Sodium for Restaurant Menu Items
Soups 250 ml	650 mg or less (480 mg by Nov 2010)
Salads 100 g (potato and pasta salads 140 g)	360 mg or less
Appetizers 140 g	360 mg or less
Small entrees 250 g	720 mg or less
Large entrees 350 g	1300 mg (960 mg by December 2009)
Pizza 250 g	960 mg or less
Children’s entrée 250 g	720 mg or less