Pizzas contain up to three times recommended daily limit of salt

Study of 1,267 types of pizza finds that half contained more than 6g of
salt, an adults recommended daily allowance.
Some takeaway and prepared pizzas contain almost three times an
adults recommended daily intake of salt, the same as eating seven Big
Mac burgers, a survey has revealed. In all, 586 (73%) of the 802
restaurant and takeaway pizzas analysed were found to have more
than six grammes of salt, which is the maximum that government
advisers say people should consume in a day.
Both Papa Johns stuffed-crust sausage and pepperoni pizza and
Dominos hotdog stuffed-crust pepperoni passion pizzas contain 16g,
which equates to almost three teaspoonfuls of salt.
A survey of 1,267 pizzas by Consensus Action on Salt
and Health (Cash) found that overall, 612 (48%) had more than 6g of
salt in them. Tescos stuffed crust cheese feast takeaway pizza had the
most salt of any supermarket-bought one, at 7.2g, while the Co-ops
Loved By Us feta, olive and char-grilled vegetable pizza had the
least, at just 2.4g.
Cash is concerned that some pizzas, such as Sainsburys thin and
crispy cheese and tomato pizza, contain even more salt than when they
undertook a similar survey in 2012, despite the food industry being
urged to reduce salt content.
Most of us arent aware of how much salt we actually eat on a daily
basis, and thus the danger we are putting ourselves in, said Sonia
Pombo, a Cash nutritionist. With three-quarters of our salt intakes
coming from processed foods such as pizza, how are any of us able to
choose a healthier diet?
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