Sodium Rich Poultry products

Welcome to the list of the top 100 poultry products highest in sodium content. Where the amount of sodium ranges from 996.00 mg to 129.00 mg per 100g. The top poultry product is Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed with the highest sodium content, which in 100g contains 996.00 mg of sodium.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for sodium is 1600 mg. For the 100g serving of Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed, which contains 996.00 mg of sodium, the corresponding RDA sodium percentage is 62 %, which is the highest item from the list of poultry products high in sodium.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the sodium content and the nutritional density in 100g for Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed; We class this as a high sodium content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of poultry products.

Other important and sodium related nutrients are Potassium, Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed, which is the top of the poultry products list for sodium content in your diet, the amount of Potassium is 280.00 mg (6% RDA), the amount of Energy is 208.00 kcal (10% RDA), the amount of Protein is 27.90 g (50% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 9.80 g (15% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Potassium, Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the sodium content in Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed from the list of poultry products.

Top Twenty List - Highest sodium Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for sodium in poultry products for the top 20 poultry products. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed 996.00mg (62%RDA)
2. Turkey, light or dark meat, smoked, cooked, skin and bone removed 996.00mg (62%RDA)
3. Turkey, light or dark meat, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed 996.00mg (62%RDA)
4. Turkey, wing, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed 996.00mg (62%RDA)
5. Turkey, diced, light and dark meat, seasoned 850.00mg (53%RDA)
6. Turkey sticks, breaded, battered, fried 838.00mg (52%RDA)
7. Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, wing, meat only 725.00mg (45%RDA)
8. Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 725.00mg (45%RDA)
9. Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 661.00mg (41%RDA)
10. Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 610.00mg (38%RDA)
11. Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 584.00mg (37%RDA)
12. Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, fried, batter 581.00mg (36%RDA)
13. Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, wing meat and skin 579.00mg (36%RDA)
14. Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, back meat only 563.00mg (35%RDA)
15. Chicken breast tenders, breaded, uncooked 536.00mg (34%RDA)
16. Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, back meat and skin 509.00mg (32%RDA)
17. Chicken breast tenders, breaded, cooked, microwaved 446.00mg (28%RDA)
18. Turkey thigh, pre-basted, meat and skin, cooked, roasted 437.00mg (27%RDA)
19. Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 417.00mg (26%RDA)
20. Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 411.00mg (26%RDA)

Highest Amount of sodium per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high sodium foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the sodium nutritional content.

The food with the highest sodium content per typical serving is Turkey, light or dark meat, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed which contains 846.6 mg in 3.000 oz, boneless (or 85.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 53 %. For this serving the Potassium content is 238 mg (5% RDA), the Energy content is 176.8 kcal (9% RDA), the Protein content is 23.89 g (43% RDA), the Total Fat content is 8.25 g (13% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Milligrams of sodium in poultry products (per 100g)

The list below gives the total sodium content in the top 100 items from the general description 'poultry products' each of which show the sodium amount as well as Potassium, Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of sodium can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 28 items. The highest amount of sodium from the 28 raw items is in Turkey from whole, neck, meat only, raw where the content is 233.00 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 49 items. The highest amount of sodium from the 49 cooked items is in Turkey, drumstick, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed where the amount is 996.00 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked poultry products shows that cooking can change the levels of sodium by 763 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary