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Originally Posted by greencreeper
Yup - it's the sodium that does the damage though, and many manufacturers try and hide the actual salt content by just giving the sodium content, which will always be less.
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actually nutrition labelling is a bit of a grey area, manufacturers don't
have to give nutitional info, unless a claim is being made (low fat etc).
If a nutritional table is provided, then it must either be in simple format (just energy, Protein, Carbohydrate & Fat) or in 'Big 8' format (Energy, Protein, Carbohydrate, Carbohydrate of which Sugars, Fat, Fat of which Saturates, Fibre & Sodium).
i.e. it is sodium that must be declared, by law. Any salt figures given are voluntary. However due to increased awareness of salt intake, many retailers are starting to insist information on salt & proportion of the GDA, per serving, is included on the pack.