Table 3. Price Comparison, Low-Sodium and Regular-Sodium Condiments Available in Retail Stores (N = 248), Bangkok and Nonthaburi Provinces, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand, 2021.
| Category/subcategory | Price, mean (SD) [n], Baht/100 volume or weighta
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| Low-sodium product | Regular-sodium product | P valueb | |
| Fish sauce | 11.73 (NAc) [1] | 5.18 (1.12) [3] | .01 |
| Thin soy sauce | 19.61 (8.34) [5] | 6.61 (1.52) [3] | .04 |
| Seasoning sauce | 13.38 (0.71) [2] | 5.35 (0.42) [3] | .001 |
| Black soy sauced | 4.94 (2.20) [2] | NA | NA |
| Oyster sauce | 10.38 (11.76) [5] | 7.86 (2.16) [2] | .79 |
| Chili sauce | 16.32 (11.81) [4] | 9.01 (2.04) [4] | .27 |
| Tomato sauce | 18.49 (1.23) [2] | 9.60 (0.74) [3] | .002 |
| Chicken dipping sauce | 13.14 (5.08) [2] | 8.78 (1.86) [2] | .37 |
| Seafood dipping sauce | 14.21 (NAc) [1] | 18.73 (4.52) [2] | .39 |
| Jaew spicy dipping sauce | 52.67 (NAc) [1] | 14.25 (4.20) [3] | .004 |
| Sukiyaki sauce | 24.12 (19.16) [4] | 14.42 (2.53) [2] | .54 |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
Values are mean (SD) [number] in Baht per 100 volume or weight. The units for volume or weight were millimeter or gram.
P value calculated by using independent t test.
SD could not be calculated because only 1 low-sodium version was available.
Black soy sauce is available only in low-sodium versions.