CASH looked at the salt content of 250 packaged sandwiches sold
through 16 high street stores including Boots, Tesco,
Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer. They found that more than one
in five sandwiches - 22 per cent - had over 3g salt and a
massive 44 per cent over 2.5g salt. The maximum recommended
daily amount of salt for an adult is 6g per day. Two sandwiches
sampled contain more than 6 grams, which is the level
recommended for the entire daily intake of salt for an adult.
Breakfast-style sandwiches containing egg, bacon and sausages
from several well known stores were particularly high in salt. A
chicken Caesar sandwich had 5.9 grams of salt and a smoked
salmon and crème fraiche one had 6.4 grams. Excess salt in the
diet is widely believed to contribute to high blood pressure,
which in turn can lead to strokes, heart attacks and heart
failure- the world's number one killer. Consumer groups have
long hounded the food industry to cut the salt content in
processed foods. In the UK the British Heart Foundation