Kraft Food Ingredients Corp.'s (KFIC) Pasteurized Cheddar Blend RS is designed to give manufacturers a tool that can adjust sodium in applications to such levels that they can add back salt to achieve desired taste.
In Spain, Fossil's Vaporized Liquid Salt is a spray bottle of low-sodium salt; the manufacturer claims using the product can help reduce sodium consumption by around 90%. Another approach came from PepsiCo in Brazil, where the company launched Cheetos Cream Cheese Flavored Wavy Corn Snack with 25% less sodium.
High levels of sodium in processed foods worldwide have led to sweeping awareness of the dangers of consuming too much sodium. After successful reductions in countries such as China, Finland and the UK, the U.S. is the most recent country with talks of potential government regulation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds
90% of Americans exceed the recommended daily amount of sodium, and to counter
this, numerous companies have announced plans for cutting the sodium levels in
their products.
The industry has made great advances in reducing the sodium content of a variety of foods, but are manufacturers prepared for consumer feedback on these items?
Most Americans know they eat too much salt--according to the American Heart Association, the average American consumes 3,436mg of salt a day, rather than the recommended intake of 2,300mg--and, this is linked to a series of health problems, including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.