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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Sodium amounts can vary

Employee Jake Hegedus holds salt packets at a market in Cleveland Tuesday. A CDC report found nearly all Americans consume too much sodium. (Associated Press)

The amount of sodium even in one type of food can vary.

• A slice of white bread can have between 80 and 230 milligrams of sodium.

• A cup of canned chicken noodle soup has between 100 and 940 milligrams.

• Three ounces of luncheon meat has between 450 and 1,050 milligrams.

• A small, 1-ounce bag of potato chips ranges from 50 to 200 milligrams.