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Low sodium foods for low carb diet: practical guide

Written by NutriDecide Editorial Team Last updated: 2026-06-20

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Use the tables to compare real options for your goal — values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise on the label.

Type: Food pages Focus: Nutrition Goal: Health & performance
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Nutrition selection

Low sodium foods for low carb diet: practical guide

A curated food list to compare nutrients, calories and dietary context without focusing on just one item.

Protein Fiber Vitamins Minerals Energy Balance

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Page summary

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Total foods

100

items analyzed

Best choice

Anchovy, fried

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Average protein

0,7 g

per 100g

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Average carbs

2,0 g

per 100g

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Average fat

47,7 g

per 100g

Quick assessment

Our analysis

This list has 100 options focused on Sodium; Anchovy, fried leads the ranking with 0 mg per 100 g (weight management lens).

To minimize Sodium, Anchovy, fried ranks among the lowest values (0 mg per 100 g), yet the list reaches 0.36 mg — adjust your real portion.

👍 Positive points

  • ✅ List with 100 foods; Anchovy, fried ranks among the top picks.
  • ✅ Leader in Sodium: Anchovy, fried (0 mg per 100 g).
  • ✅ High-protein flagged options: Anchovy, fried.

⚠️ Points to watch

  • ⚠️ Large list — compare portions and context, not just table rank.
  • ⚠️ Calorie range spans 0 kcal to 900 kcal per 100 g — the same pick can weigh very differently on your daily target.
  • ⚠️ Coconut oil packs more calories (900 kcal per 100 g) — watch portions.

Full analysis

Quick assessment

This list has 100 options focused on Sodium; Anchovy, fried leads the ranking with 0 mg per 100 g (weight management lens).

To minimize Sodium, Anchovy, fried ranks among the lowest values (0 mg per 100 g), yet the list reaches 0.36 mg — adjust your real portion.

Ranking snapshot

Among 100 foods ranked by Sodium, Anchovy, fried leads with 0 mg per 100 g. The list spans 0 mg to 0.36 mg, averaging 0.1 mg.

Top picks to compare first

  • Anchovy, fried: Protein 20.09, Calories 136, Carbs 0.5
  • Mussel, pickling brine: Protein 10.7, Calories 169, Carbs 0
  • Mussel, pickled: Protein 10.7, Calories 699.9, Carbs 0

How to read this page

Editorial angle: weight management.

Use Sodium as the main axis, but cross-check calories, protein and your real portion. All 100 items were filtered for this lens — table rank is not an automatic recommendation.

Calorie spread

Items here range from 0 kcal to 900 kcal per 100 g. A top fiber pick can still be calorie-dense — pair it with vegetables and water when building the meal.

Practical tip

Pick two or three top items, compare Sodium with calories and build your real portion before deciding what enters your routine.

How to interpret this page

🔥 Calories: Calories show energy per 100 g and help you compare portion impact across foods. Use them with protein and carbs to see whether an option fits maintenance, deficit, or surplus goals. A low score does not mean a food is ‘bad’ — it reflects nutrient density for general health, not your specific plan.

💪 Protein: Protein per 100 g shows how concentrated a food is as a protein source. Higher values support muscle recovery, satiety, and meal balance when that is your priority. Compare foods on this page rather than judging a single macro in isolation.

🌾 Carbs: Carbs matter most in context: training days, ketogenic diets, and endurance goals change what ‘good’ looks like. Powders such as maltodextrin score lower on our general-health scale because they are energy-dense with little protein, fiber, or micronutrients — not because they are never useful.

🥑 Fat: Fat carries more than twice the calories per gram than protein or carbs, so small portion changes matter. Moderate fat levels can support hormones and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. Use this column with calories when balancing satiety and energy density.

Tip: combine the table with your goal — weight loss, muscle gain, low carb, endurance, or general health. The score helps compare options on this page; it does not replace medical or sports-nutrition advice.

Nutrition facts (per 100g)

The data shown is filtered to match this page’s topic.

The NutriDecide score (1–10) ranks foods on this page by protein, nutrient density, fiber, and a general-health lens — not by taste or whether they fit a specific diet. Low scores (e.g. maltodextrin) usually mean fewer nutrients per calorie; high scores (e.g. soy protein isolate) mean stronger protein and micronutrient density. It is a comparison tool: a low score does not forbid a food when it matches your goal.

FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFiberScore
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Anchovy, fried

136,020,10,56,00,0 5/10
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Mussel, pickling brine

169,010,70,014,00,0 3/10
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Mussel, pickled

699,910,70,014,00,0 3/10
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Bevarage, milk, strawberry, light, Brazil

36,04,24,80,00,0 3/10
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Margarine, with milk, without salt, Brazil

553,01,31,960,00,0 2/10
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Salad, green, yellow, red bell pepper roasted, without oil, unsalted

21,01,13,60,21,7 4/10
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Salad, green, yellow and red bell pepper, onion, raw, without oil, unsalted

21,01,13,50,21,7 4/10
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Salad, green, yellow and red bell pepper, raw, without oil, unsalted

20,01,13,50,21,7 4/10
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Salad, green bell pepper, raw, without oil, unsalted

17,00,92,80,31,6 4/10
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Baby food - banana, with orange, without sugar

34,00,77,50,10,0 2/10
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Salad, cucumber, without oil, unsalted

8,00,71,20,11,0 3/10
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Juice, watermelon, without sugar

22,00,54,80,00,1 2/10
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Juice, brazilian fruit ´jabuticaba´, without sugar

19,00,14,40,10,7 2/10
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Coconut oil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, sunflower, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Eggplant, without peel, grilled, without oil, without salt, Brazil

11,00,02,40,23,4 3/10
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Oil, soy, cooked

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Palm oil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Mixed oil, soy, olive, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Lard, pork (imported date)

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, peanut, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, corn, baked or roasted

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Kombucha (imported data)

3,00,00,80,00,1 2/10
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Oil, Brazilian seed ´Babaçu´, babassu

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil from canned sardine (average of several samples), Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, canola, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Hydrogenated fat, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, canola, cooked

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, sunflower, cooked

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, olives, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, sesame (imported date)

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, cotton, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, flaxseed (imported date)

898,00,00,099,80,0 2/10
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Oil, avocado, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Olive oil

899,00,00,099,90,0 2/10
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Bell pepper, red, boiled, drained, without oil, unsalted, Brazil

19,00,04,50,21,8 4/10
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Oil flaxseed

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, soy, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Bell pepper, cooked, drained, without oil, without salt, Brazil (average of different types)

19,00,04,10,31,9 4/10
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Oil, olive, baked or roasted

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, liver, dogfish (average of several samples), Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, canola, fried

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Tequila

0,00,00,00,00,0 2/10
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Bell pepper, green, boiled, drained, without oil, without salt, Brazil

16,00,03,20,31,8 3/10
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Oil, soy, baked or roasted

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, palm, Brazil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Oil, soy, fried

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Nuts, hazelnuts, dried, wihtout salt (imported date)

594,00,08,262,49,4 3/10
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Rape oil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10
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Soye, oil

900,00,00,0100,00,0 2/10

Vitamins and minerals

Showing top foods: 12 / 100
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Food

Anchovy, fried

Minerals

Calcium 26,8
Iron 0,9
Magnesium 26,6
Phosphorus 0,0
Potassium 0,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,4

Vitamins

Vitamin A 28,7
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 6,3
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Mussel, pickling brine

Minerals

Calcium 45,3
Iron 3,7
Magnesium 20,4
Phosphorus 0,0
Potassium 0,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 1,6

Vitamins

Vitamin A 53,1
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Mussel, pickled

Minerals

Calcium 45,3
Iron 3,7
Magnesium 20,4
Phosphorus 0,0
Potassium 0,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 1,6

Vitamins

Vitamin A 53,1
Vitamin C 0,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
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Food

Bevarage, milk, strawberry, light, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 156,0
Iron
Magnesium 12,0
Phosphorus 109,0
Potassium 182,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,5

Vitamins

Vitamin A 2,3
Vitamin C 0,3
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2 0,2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12 0,2
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Food

Margarine, with milk, without salt, Brazil

Minerals

Calcium 17,6
Iron 0,0
Magnesium 1,8
Phosphorus 14,1
Potassium 22,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,1

Vitamins

Vitamin A 702,0
Vitamin C 0,1
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 4,3
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,1
Vitamin B12 0,1
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Food

Salad, green, yellow, red bell pepper roasted, without oil, unsalted

Minerals

Calcium 8,1
Iron 0,4
Magnesium 10,9
Phosphorus 19,5
Potassium 200,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 23,2
Vitamin C 121,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Salad, green, yellow and red bell pepper, onion, raw, without oil, unsalted

Minerals

Calcium 8,0
Iron 0,4
Magnesium 10,4
Phosphorus 19,0
Potassium 195,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 21,2
Vitamin C 152,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,1
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Salad, green, yellow and red bell pepper, raw, without oil, unsalted

Minerals

Calcium 7,8
Iron 0,4
Magnesium 10,5
Phosphorus 18,7
Potassium 192,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 22,4
Vitamin C 146,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 1,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Salad, green bell pepper, raw, without oil, unsalted

Minerals

Calcium 8,0
Iron 0,4
Magnesium 10,0
Phosphorus 15,1
Potassium 159,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,2

Vitamins

Vitamin A 19,2
Vitamin C 91,9
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,6
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Baby food - banana, with orange, without sugar

Minerals

Calcium 7,4
Iron 0,0
Magnesium 7,6
Phosphorus 14,0
Potassium 148,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,0

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1,1
Vitamin C 73,3
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Salad, cucumber, without oil, unsalted

Minerals

Calcium 9,6
Iron 0,2
Magnesium 9,3
Phosphorus 12,3
Potassium 153,0
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,1

Vitamins

Vitamin A 1,8
Vitamin C 5,0
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6 0,0
Vitamin B12 0,0
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Food

Juice, watermelon, without sugar

Minerals

Calcium 6,0
Iron 0,1
Magnesium 6,0
Phosphorus 7,3
Potassium 62,7
Sodium 0,0
Zinc 0,1

Vitamins

Vitamin A 36,6
Vitamin C 3,7
Vitamin D 0,0
Vitamin E 0,0
Vitamin K
Vitamin B1 0,0
Vitamin B2 0,0
Vitamin B3 0,0
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12 0,0

Analysis

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Protein

High

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Carbs

Low

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Fat

Moderate

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Calories

Low

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Summary

Decide better

Frequently asked questions

What is the Low sodium foods for low carb diet: practical guide list for?

It groups 100 filtered foods; Anchovy, fried is a standout for the weight management angle.

Where to start in the table?

Start with Anchovy, fried, Mussel, pickled, Mussel, pickling brine and compare protein, fiber and calories per 100 g.

How to read the list numbers?

All values are per 100 g. Mentally adjust for the portion you actually eat.

Are values per serving or per 100 g?

On this page, unless noted otherwise, main macros are per 100 g.

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