How much sodium is in 1 cup of grits cooked with water and salt?

573 milligrams of sodium in 1 cup

Sodium in other portions of grits cooked with water and salt
Portion	Sodium
1 tablespoon	36 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
100 g	223 milligrams of sodium in 100 g

See everything in a serving of Grits, cooked with water and salt

Where these numbers come from

USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 171671. The source describes it as: Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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