Salt content of breakfast

New research carried out by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has found that many foods commonly eaten for breakfast have large amounts of hidden salt.

CASH surveyed over 200 breakfast items from June – October 2008. Information was collected through a combination of product labels, customer services and company websites where nutritional information was not available on the label.
Breakfast options included breakfast cereals and milk, toast and spreads, traditional English and cooked breakfasts, croissants and pastries, muffins and hot rolls.

The survey showed that a traditional Full English fry-up can contain as much as 6g of salt – the limit for an adult for the whole day in a single sitting.

More information available on: http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/

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