Sodium affect on calories consumed?

Do sodium (salt) affect the amounts of calories in canned soups ?
Or vice versa. Please I need an answer to this!

Hi,

The calories listed on the can are the calories in the soup.  Sodium however can make you retain "water" weight.

The recommended amount of daily sodium is no more then 2300 Mg's per day.

There are no calories in sodium :)

I don't think it effects the number of calories, but if you eat a lot of salt, you'll retain water and it will appear like you've gained weight.  I know after i eat something with a lot of salt, I'll gain a pound or two, or three (depending)...

Thanks.

I know this is a older thread but Its just what I've been looking for anwser for. Ok here's what I was wondering about. Today I had a whole can of soup(2.5 servings) for lunch. The serving size was 1/2 cup and the calorie was 80 per can. Here's the stats on the back of the can:

Total fat-2,Saturated fat - 0.5,Trans fat-0,Choresteral.-5,Sodium-850,Total Carbs-11,Dietry Fiber-1,Sugar-0, Protien-2. So if I did eat the whole can it would be 240 calories and the salt would be 2550? Whoa,thats a lot of salt then,and I'll have to watch out. Please let me know if this is correct.because I do have high blood pressure and I take meds for it.

Thanks

Original Post by mafabo:

I know this is a older thread but Its just what I've been looking for anwser for. Ok here's what I was wondering about. Today I had a whole can of soup(2.5 servings) for lunch. The serving size was 1/2 cup and the calorie was 80 per can. Here's the stats on the back of the can:

Total fat-2,Saturated fat - 0.5,Trans fat-0,Choresteral.-5,Sodium-850,Total Carbs-11,Dietry Fiber-1,Sugar-0, Protien-2. So if I did eat the whole can it would be 240 calories and the salt would be 2550? Whoa,thats a lot of salt then,and I'll have to watch out. Please let me know if this is correct.because I do have high blood pressure and I take meds for it.

Thanks

Yes, that would be the nutritional information PER serving size.  Canned soup is very high in sodium, sometimes even the 'low salt' ones are high.

Also, I assume you made a typo and it's actually 80 cal per serving, not per can.

I don't know anything about high blood pressure, but I hope you're okay.  Now you know about the darned canned soup and can avoid it.  I make my own soups and freeze in portions because I really hate how over salty the canned stuff tastes.  Do you cook?

Thanks for the fast response! Yes,I did make a typo I meant per serving which was 2.5, 1/2 cup servings each at 80 calories per half cup. Oh no,I didn't realize about the salt in the soup! Thank you so much for letting me know that,now I know what i'm looking at when it comes to salt in food. Yes,I do love to cook,most days I cook two meals a day and I do alot of it from scratch. I guess I won't be eating anymore can soups. I had eaten a few diet meals but when I looked to the back and saw all the salt I stopped those. I have begun to realize that anything diet has salt in it. Thanks again I wondered why I felt somewhat dizzy after eating dinner tonight,it was the salt I think.

That's a massive amount of sodium at one sitting, especially with high blood pressure.  I'd avoid those soups like the plague...and I do...lol..