You probably think of corn chips and potato chips as salty
foods, but the surprising fact is that Frito-Lay snacks contain
less salt than you might think. For instance, a 1 oz serving of
Lay's® potato chips contains less than 1/12th of a teaspoon of
salt. That's less salt than in a serving of wheat crackers. It
might sound strange, but it's true, potato and corn chips taste
saltier than some other foods because the salt in chips is
sprinkled on the surface, rather than baked in, so it is one of
the first tastes your tongue detects. It's also important to
know exactly what salt is, and the role it plays in your body.
Sodium chloride, what we call salt, helps maintain our body's
fluid volume and electrolyte balance. The 2010 Dietary
Guidelines recommend that Americans consume no more than 2300 mg
of sodium per day (about 1 tsp of salt).