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Sodium
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This page provides explanation (overview, effects and efficacy) about Sodium. Additionally, we are introducing of crops rich in Sodium. You can check what kind of crop (food) contains Sodium most. Also, you can see all the nutritional components and nutritional value of the agricultural product by clicking the link of the title of the grain, vegetables, fruits etc in the list.

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Explanation (overview and effects) about [sodium]

Main effect of Sodium (Na)

Relieves strain of muscles and nerves.

Prevents hot weather damage or heat stroke.

※ Japanese have a tendency to take too much. Taking too much would cause high blood pressure, so you need attention. Also be careful about the salt content that is contained in processed foods and instant foods.

Quotation (translated by JapanCROPs):Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan - homepage http://www.maff.go.jp/hokuriku/kids/tanken/food01-5.html

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Crops rich in [sodium] (Per 100g edible portion)

Usage / Notes

The target crops here are the 57 crops which are covered in "Crop Statistical Survey" that is conducted by Japanese government.
- Rice and wheat
- Vegetables (41 items in total) - 14 items of Japanese government designated vegetables and 27 semi-designated vegetables. + Fruits (14 items in total)
  Daikon radish Turnip Carrot Burdock Lotus root Chinese cabbage Mizuna Komatsuna Cabbage Spinach Welsh onion Japanese butterbur Japanese honeywort Crowndaisy Leek Celery Asparagus Cauliflower Broccoli Lettuce Qinggengcai Cucumber Pumpkin Eggplant Tomato Bell pepper Green pea Green soybean Potato Taro Japanese yam Onion Garlic Ginger Ume Citrus unshiu Apple Japanese pear Western pear Persimmon Loquat Peach Plum Cherry Grape Chestnut Strawberry Melon Watermelon Pineapple Kiwifruit Sweet corn String bean Podded pea Broad bean
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Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 1 73(mg)

Garland chrysanthemum, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 2 48(mg)

Japanese radishes, Daikon, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 3 36(mg)

Leaf green, "Mizuna", leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 4 35(mg)

Japanese butterbur, petiole, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 5 34(mg)

Carrot, regular (European type), root without skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 6 32(mg)

Green bok choy, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 7 31(mg)

Carrots, cultivar for leaf use, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 8 28(mg)

Carrot, regular (European type), root with skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 9 28(mg)

Celery, petiole, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 10 24(mg)

East Indian lotus root, rhizome, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 11 20(mg)

Broccoli, inflorescence, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 12 19(mg)

Japanese radishes, Daikon, root with skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 13 18(mg)

Edible burdock, root, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 14 17(mg)

Japanese radishes, Daikon, root without skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 15 16(mg)

Spinach, leaves, all season, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 16 15(mg)

Spinach mustard, "Komatsuna", leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 17 8(mg)

Garlic, bulb, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 18 8(mg)

Cauliflower, inflorescence, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 19 7(mg)

Muskmelon, greenhouse culture, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 20 6(mg)

Chinese cabbage, head, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 21 6(mg)

Muskmelon, open culture, green flesh type, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 22 6(mg)

Lettuce, green leaf lettuce, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 23 6(mg)

Ginger, mature rhizome, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 24 5(mg)

Turnip, root, with skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 25 5(mg)

Turnip, root, without skin, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 26 5(mg)

Cabbage, common, head, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 27 4(mg)

Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, fruit, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 28 4(mg)

Lettuce, red leaf lettuce, leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 29 3(mg)

Tomatoes, fruit, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 30 3(mg)

Japanese hornwort, "Ito-mitsuba" (young plants), leaves, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 31 3(mg)

Yam, Chinese yam, "Nagaimo", tuberous root, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 32 2(mg)

Mume*, raw ［*Syn. Japanese apricots］

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 33 2(mg)

Barley, pressed grain, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 34 2(mg)

Common wheat, whole grain, domestic, medium-strength, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 35 2(mg)

Onions, bulb, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 36 2(mg)

Kiwifruit, green flesh type, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 37 2(mg)

Asparagus, green, shoots, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 38 2(mg)

Lettuce, head lettuce, crisp type, soil culture, head, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 39 2(mg)

Lettuce, head lettuce, crisp type, hydroculture, head, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 40 1(mg)

Broad beans, immature beans, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 41 1(mg)

Japanese persimmons*, nonastringent, raw ［*Syn. Kaki］

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 42 1(mg)

Satsuma mandarins, segments, early ripening type, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 43 1(mg)

Satsuma mandarins, segments, normal ripening type, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 44 1(mg)

Rice, paddy rice, brown rice, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 45 1(mg)

Sweet cherries, domestic, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 46 1(mg)

Rice, paddy rice, non-glutinous, well-milled, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 47 1(mg)

Sweet cherries, imported from the U.S.A., raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 48 1(mg)

Watermelon, red flesh type, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 49 1(mg)

Plums, Japanese plums, raw

Sodium - nutritional value included - crop (food) 50 1(mg)

Chinese chive, leaves, raw

Source: [STANDARD TABLES OF FOOD COMPOSITION IN JAPAN - 2015 - (Seventh Revised Edition)](which is published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
[http://www.mext.go.jp/]

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