Database / Condiment

Soy Sauce

0.0:1 potassium : sodium

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	Per 100g	Per serving 1 tbsp (16ml)
Potassium	217 mg	35 mg
Sodium	5493 mg	879 mg

Gluten-free: no

Contains wheat and enormous sodium. Two reasons to skip it.

Swap this for: garlic and fresh herbs

Why the ratio matters

Your cells run a constant exchange of sodium out and potassium in. Most modern diets invert the balance the body evolved to expect, running heavy on sodium and light on potassium. The ratio above is a quick way to see which side of that a food sits on.

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