Look for alternatives to sodium

Consumers love salt. Despite public efforts to encourage people to reduce their sodium intake, consumers are still consuming about
3,400
milligrams of sodium a day, nearly
50 percent more than the

2300
mg recommended in the
FDA
guidelines published in June
last
year.

Susan Mayne
, director of the fda's
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, explained:
's Institute of Medicine
experts believe that reducing sodium intake to
2,300
mg per day can significantly help lower blood pressure and ultimately prevent hundreds of thousands of diseases and deaths. Because the vast majority of sodium in our diet comes from processed and prefabribrio foods, consumers face challenges in reducing their sodium intake.
”Consumers love salt. Despite public efforts to encourage people to reduce their sodium intake, consumers are still consuming about
3,400
milligrams of sodium a day, nearly
50 percent more than the

2300
mg recommended in the
FDA
guidelines published in June
last
year.

Susan Mayne
, director of the fda's
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, explained:
's Institute of Medicine
experts believe that reducing sodium intake to
2,300
mg per day can significantly help lower blood pressure and ultimately prevent hundreds of thousands of diseases and deaths. Because the vast majority of sodium in our diet comes from processed and prefabribrio foods, consumers face challenges in reducing their sodium intake.
”FDA
guidelines recommend targets for reducing sodium chloride in more than
,150,
foods and allow companies to measure their actions to ensure transparent and verifiable measures. The proposed reduction will also be revised
nutrition label
2018.salt is an essential ingredient to make food taste better and more delicious, more and more consumers are aware of its harmfulness. As a result, food and beverage manufacturers have been looking for alternatives to ingredients such as potassium chloride, natural flavoring agents, masking agents, sea salt particles and other salts for nearly a decade to reduce sodium content in food, but still replicate their benefits.important role of saltbut it's not so straightforward, because salt plays an important role not only in enhancing flavor, but also in food preservation and processing performance. Salt denatures proteins, thus stabilizing fermentation processes, antibacterials, reducing the need for synthetic solutions, while ensuring food safety and health requirements that no single ingredient can do.addition, alternatives to salt are generally less cost-effective than sodium chloride.Eliminating or reducing salt can affect the texture or taste of a product,

Roger
Lane, marketing manager for
,

, says
"
consumers believe that low sodium equals poor flavor, making it challenging to reduce sodium in an unwerconceable way. Salt is one of the cheapest ingredients in any formula, so there is likely to be an increase in costs when using alternatives.
”The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily sodium intake to a lower
-
of
,500,
milligrams per day and listing the top six saltiest foods in the United States: bread and rolls, cold-cut and cured meat, pizza, soup, sandwiches, poultry.added to these foods may be in the form of salt or other forms, such as soda. In addition, some commonly used food additives, such as MSG

, sodium bicarbonate (soda), sodium nitrite and sodium benzoate, all contain sodium.some manufacturers have been more successful than others in reducing sodium.
Mars
announced a
25%

reduction in sodium content in the
Uncle Ben's rice
and plans to further reduce its
20%
by
2021
General Mills announced a reduction in sodium
350
of its products. the name change is the challenge of minimizing the amount of sodium in the meat. Meat processors hope ingredient suppliers can help them increase the flavor of their meat and make it more juicy. In a low-sodium formula, they found that potassium chloride kept the meat fresh and juicy and kept it a preservative. The FDA
plans to include potassium as one of the essential nutrients on the food nutrition list and to increase the daily reference requirement for potassium to
3500
mg to the recommended reference intake of
4700
mg. Coupled with the new salt reduction target,
FDA
will pay special attention to potassium chloride, an important alternative to salt. For consumers who have been looking for clean labels and have doubts about chemical composition, the presence of potassium chloride on food labels can lead to rejection by many consumers, the company said. At present, potassium chloride is used in many products of Jinbao Soup Company, including the famous strong soup brand and other products. A friendlier name could unlock the mystery of raw materials and help the industry achieve its dual goal of reducing salt and promoting potassium for consumers, according to the company. a consumer survey conducted by
NuTek Food Science
, which showed that consumers preferred the name
"" to Potassium
chloride .
NuTek Food Science
has filed a patent that eliminates the metallic taste of potassium chloride so food companies don't need to add expensive flavor maskers when they use it.
Lisa Thorsten
, global director of research and development and regulatory affairs at Jinbao Soup, said an online survey of canned soup consumers last year showed that they preferred to buy products that replaced salt with potassium instead of potassium chloride, even though the two were actually the same thing.
"
, the results confirm two of our hypotheses, namely that potassium salts
'
reduces people's doubts and concerns more than
'
potassium chloride

closer to consumers, and the second is to replace potassium chloride with the word potassium salt
'

, which can promote consumers' choice of low-sodium products.
” “
Therefore, we solemnly recommend the use of potassium salt as an alternative, which not only enhances consumer understanding and awareness of this widely used ingredient, but also promotes the achievement of public health goals, namely, reducing sodium and increasing potassium intake.
” Alternative condiments use a mixture of spices and spices to replace some salts and mask the taste of the substitutes. For example
McCormick
'
Perfect Pinch
Blended Spices series. The product uses soy and other sauces, yeast extracts and MSG to enhance the flavor of the food.
Umami natural


Umami Natural
is a mixture of dehydrated vegetables that enhance flavor. can provide customized masking solutions for sodium-reducing products. Saltiness can even be enhanced with vinegar,
Esmond Joseph
,
director of research and development at Mizkan
USA, noted that studies have shown that vinegar can enhance or suppress saltiness, depending on its concentration.
"
vinegar has some salt characteristics, if used at the correct concentration, can make the overall salt content of the product decreased,
"
he said,
"
it also increases microbial stability, due to its high acidity. An increase in acidity reduces the overall pH value
product
formulation. We are also exploring plant extracts, lemons, yeast extracts and various techniques to enhance flavor in the case of salt reduction.
” "I don't
the fresh
," says Jean Shieh,
marketing
natural ingredients
Sensient Natural Ingredients. It is naturally found in meat, fish, dairy products and many vegetables. To compensate for the reduction in saltiness, perhaps the most natural way is to increase the freshness to enhance the flavor as well as the overall flavor curve.
” Sensient
sodium-reducing solution designed to remove some of the sodium while still maintaining a salty perception.
SensaSalt
yeast extract has a high content of
5'-
nucleotides that enhance flavor while reducing sodium content by
33% to 50%
. Morton Salt
also offers a range of salt alternatives, such as
KaliSel
high-purity potassium chloride as a flavor enhancer, processing aid, stabilizer and preservative.
Morton Lite Salt Mix
a
50/50
salt and potassium chloride.
"
our
Star Flake
is a fine-grained crystalline version of the powder with a porous, star-shaped cube structure that accelerates the rapid delivery of saltiness.
,"
Denise Lauer, director of communications and corporate brand
at the company,
said. Lauer
that there is no single alternative that can be effectively applied to all categories of food.
"
never had a panacea. But alternatives such as potassium chloride can also help consumers increase the source of potassium in their diets, which they typically consume through other sources, such as fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
”