how can there be salt in natural fruit and veggies?

[momoG1]

Good evening all - I am a *Newbie*, and I have been trying to truthfully log my meals into the Fitbit dashboard. upon entering the pure fruit items (not commercially prepared, but pure, washed and peeled), there is always a sodium count. I was curious as to why this occurs? Trying this week to get control of the salt intake. Thank you in advance for reviewing my question and I look forward to a reply. 

[Ukase]

Well, the gist of it is this: salt occurs naturally in a lot of the foods we eat. For example, in a large apple, with the skin, there might be 2 mg worth of salt. This is not a lot. Not by any measuring stick.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1809/2

The site referenced is where I get my food data. It is a good idea, I think, to avoid using salt on your prepared foods, as most of them have salt in the recipes -- for example, when some kitchens use butter, they use salted butter.

In the kitchen I work in, when we make cheese grits, the sodium count of the cheese is so high, I don't add salt to it - whereas, without the cheese, we do add salt, cuz it would just be inedible without it. (my opinion, lol)

I wouldn't worry about the inherent sodium count in any fruit or vegetable. I would worry about the other sources of sodium, like diet drinks, ramen noodle flavoring powders and pretzels.

[betpchem]

Salt is a natural substance and one we need to live. It is impossible to cut out all salt, and, if somehow you coud do it, you would die. Salt itself is not inherently bad, it is an excess of salt that is believed to cause negative health effects.. 

[scoobie57]

Agreed.  In fact, too little salt can lead to low sodium in the blood which is not good either.

[footloose_FF]

I've just started using my FitBit One and have been logging my food intake over the past few days.  I was appalled to see the sodium content that is included with items such as a baked potato or broccoli.  Does the program assume that we're adding salt?  Because if I choose a baked potato the sodium content is ridiculously high but if I choose the same potato unbaked, it seems more realistic.