In Costa Rica, discretionary salt contributes to 60% of sodium intake in the diet, while 27% comes from packaged foods and condiments; however, over time there has been an increasing trend in the amount of sodium derived from packaged and prepared foods [ 15 ].
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Changes in the Sodium Content of Foods Sold in Four Latin American Countries: 2015 to 2018.
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Seven categories had increases in sodium between 2015 and 2018, but these did not reach statistical significance, such as noodles in broth, cured and preserved meats, mayonnaise, bouillon cubes and powders, breakfast cereals, cookies and sweet cookies, and meat and sausages.