Is There Much Salt in Pasta? Separating Fact from Flavor
                                
                                
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                                Pasta is naturally very low in sodium, with dry, unenriched spaghetti containing as little as 6mg of sodium per 100g, according to USDA data. This means that the amount of salt in pasta is almost entirely controlled by how you choose to cook and prepare it.