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. 2023 Mar 30;20:E19. doi: 10.5888/pcd20.220218

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
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.

a

Values are mean (SD) [number] in Baht per 100 volume or weight. The units for volume or weight were millimeter or gram.

b

P value calculated by using independent t test.

c

SD could not be calculated because only 1 low-sodium version was available.

d

Black soy sauce is available only in low-sodium versions.