Sea Salt/Sodium
Furmano's tomato products are now made with lower sodium 100% Natural Sea Salt, making our products healthier for you, while keeping the same great taste.
Q. Why has Furmano's chosen to use sea salt?
A. Furmano's is concerned about your health and sodium continues to be an important issue with consumers. Using 100% natural, lower sodium sea salt, the sodium content of our finished product can be reduced by 50% or more. Furmano's has reformulated its products to use lower sodium 100% natural sea salt, while keeping the same great taste you've always enjoyed.
As an example: our 28 oz. Crushed Tomatoes contains 310mg of sodium per serving when made with regular table salt. Sodium is reduced to 85mg when made with lower sodium sea salt.
Q. What is Sea Salt?
A. Sea salt is harvested from seawater through evaporation. It's more natural than table salt, and is available in several different varieties. Furmano's chose to use a lower sodium 100% natural sea salt. It contains the minerals potassium and magnesium which aren't found in regular table salt. Plus, it's easier to metabolize and is 100% natural and healthy for you.
Q. What is Sodium?
A. The compound known as "salt" contains two minerals: sodium and chloride. It's only the "sodium" component that sometimes creates problems. For all the bad press that sodium receives, it's important to realize that sodium is an essential nutrient, not only to life, but to good health. It helps to maintain blood volume, regulate the balance of water in the cells, and transmit nerve impulses.
Q. Why should I be concerned about Sodium?
A. Sodium helps maintain blood volume, but too much causes the blood to retain fluid. The increased blood volume then calls on the heart to work harder to circulate blood to all the tissues in the body and increases blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Elevated blood pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke.
For many, reducing the amount of sodium in the diet is very important. Even small decreases in the amount of salt in your diet can have a significant positive effect on your health. It is widely believed that a low-salt diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fat can help lower your blood pressure.
Sodium Guidelines as set by the FDA: