Question

Some foods, like potato chips and pretzels, are obviously salty. But many packaged foods may also contain hidden salt. Food companies often add sodium to help improve taste. Things such as canned tuna, hot dogs, cheese, and even some breads and pasta have a considerable amount of salt in them. In fact, most of the salt we eat does not come from a salt shaker; it comes from our food. Too much salt, like too much of anything, can result in substantial health risks. To improve Americans' health, the U.S. government wants its citizens to reduce the amount of salt they eat by more than half.
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Consumers may be _________ of the sodium.

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A assured
B unaware
C distributors
D creators

Answer 1

Answer:

B: Unaware

Explanation:

Most Americans are unaware in the amount of salt things have, even if they try to track it, many of the very ingredients other then salt could have added salt. Most of the sodium on the label is added salt, but in the manufacturing process, perishable foods usually have salt as salt can maintain the food from decomposition.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. unaware

Explanation:

The passage states that packaged foods contain "hidden" salts. Consumers like myself may not be aware of this.