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. 2020 May 12;5(5):e002028. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002028

Table 2.

Top five food sources of sodium intake in 2010 and 2013

2010 2013
Rank Type of food/ ingredient Sodium intake (mg/day) Sodium in food (mg/100 g) Food intake (g) Rank Type of food/ ingredient Sodium intake (mg/day) Sodium in food (mg/100 g) Food intake (g)
Mean Proportion (%) Mean Mean Mean Proportion (%) Mean Mean
1 Salt 904.4 18.7 NA 2.7 1 Salt 957.2 25.0 NA 2.9
2 Kimchi, Nappa cabbage 817.5 16.9 1151 71.3 2 Kimchi, Nappa cabbage 406.5 10.6 600 65.1
3 Soy sauce 410.1 8.5 6121 6.7 3 Soy sauce 392.8 10.3 6043 6.5
4 Soybean paste 285.8 5.9 4610 6.2 4 Soybean paste 285.7 7.5 4926 5.8
5 Red pepper paste 203.6 4.2 3232 6.3 5 Red pepper paste 157.9 4.1 2547 6.2

Adapted from: Kim et al.26