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Food labeling may also be confusing
食品標簽在試圖滿足飲食要求方面
when trying to meet several dietary goals.
也可能出現令人不解的字眼
Are fat free foods necessarily healthier
當談到鈉含量的時候
when it comes to sodium content?
脫脂食品就一定會更健康嗎?
When comparing Ritz crackers this is not the case.
在談到樂之餅干的時候就不是這么回事了
Regular Ritz have a sodium content of 135 mg
普通的樂之餅干每份的鈉含量為135毫克
per serving while the reduced fat Ritz
但是樂之低脂餅干每份的鈉含量
have a content of 160 mg per serving.
卻有160毫克
So the reduced fat product has more sodium than
這里的低脂產品的鈉含量
the regular product.
要高于普通產品
In contrast the low sodium Ritz product
形成對比的是，樂之低鈉產品
only contains 35 mg per serving
每份的鈉含量為35毫克
which is much less than either
明顯低于普通產品
the regular or reduced fat products.
和低脂產品
Canned soups usually contain a large amount of sodium.
罐裝湯產品通常鈉含量比較高
A regular can of chicken noodle soup
一罐普通的雞肉面湯
contains 890 mg per can.
的鈉含量為890毫克
This is almost half of the recommended
這已經是膳食指南中
dietary allowance.
推薦鈉攝入量的一半了
A low sodium option has considerably less sodium
低鈉產品一般鈉的含量都很低
however a consumer must keep in mind that
但是消費者應該注意到的是
taste may be different
購買的低鈉產品的
when choosing a low sodium option.
口味會不同
The majority of salt used in the US is
美國境內大多數的鹽
mined from underground salt reserves.
一般都來自于地下鹽田
Obtaining salt from sea water is more expensive
海鹽不僅價格昂貴
and labor intensive.
也會耗費更多的人力成本
Sea salt refers to the grains obtained
海鹽指的是，海水自然蒸發之后
from the natural evaporation of sea water.
得到的結晶體
It undergoes little or no refining technique
生產海鹽的過程中并不需要
which allows it to retain natural traces
太多復雜的技術
of other minerals including iron, magnesium,
這樣也使得海鹽保留了很多自然礦物質
calcium, potassium and iodine.
比如鐵，鎂，鈣，鉀和碘
There are slight differences in flavor and texture
海鹽和普通食鹽味道和質地方面的區別
between sea salt and table salt
并不明顯
but the two contain virtually
這兩種鹽的鈉含量
the same amount of sodium.
幾乎相同
Sea salt is sometimes advertised as being healthier
有時，比精制食鹽更健康
than more refined salt but in fact
會成為海鹽的一個賣點，但是事實上
there's little nutritional differences
這兩種鹽中的營養物質的
in these products.
區別是非常小的
Finding a substitute for salt in foods is challenging.
找到食鹽的替代品是一項具有挑戰性的任務
Potassium chloride is sometimes
有時，商業產品中會出現
used in commercial products.
氯化鉀
This mimics salt by providing the salty flavor
這種做法意在用氯化鉀
and preservation functions
替代食鹽來提供咸味和儲存食品
however potassium chloride has been known to
但是人們已經知道氯化鉀會帶有
possess a bitter or metallic aftertaste.
苦澀的金屬味道
Excess intake increases health issues for those
過量攝入氯化鉀會給腎病，心臟病
with kidney or heart problems and diabetes.
和糖尿病患者帶來健康隱患
And it can interfere with blood pressure medications.
同時，它會抵消降壓藥的藥效
A direct one to one swap is barely used
直接的一對一替代品非常少見
and most times the substitute is used
而且，在大多數情況下
only about half as much.
替代品的應用范圍也只有食鹽的一半
Here is a sample diet with high sodium intake.
這是一個高鈉食品的樣餐
The majority of the sodium comes from
其中的大部分鈉都來自于
the processed hamburger helper meal
加工過的漢堡幫手餐
and the deli meat.
以及熟肉
Both are high in sodium for preservation methods.
出于可以長期儲存的目的兩者的鈉含量都很高
Remember the dietary guideline for sodium is 2300 mg.
記住膳食指南中鈉推薦攝入量是2300毫克
