Medically reviewed by Karina Tolentino, RD Sodium—found in table salt and many condiments—plays a significant role in ...

The healthiest condiments are often vegetable-based and naturally low in calories, while others deliver heart-healthy fats without too much sugar or sodium.

These days, we seem especially prone to pepper salt with questions, or rather, to pepper one another with questions about salt. How much is too much? Is it possible to have too little? Is it really ...

Many people feel their meals aren't complete without ketchup, mayo, mustard, hot sauce, ranch, soy sauce or other condiments. Here are nine nutritional picks. Relish the fact that not all condiments ...

A fairy story told in many lands concerns a foodie princess who is exiled after angering her father, the king, by telling him she loves him “as much as salt.” She becomes a great chef and, unbeknownst ...

A well-known food fact of life in New Orleans: The natives live to eat, contrary to the more widely accepted notion that most people eat to live. Many of New Orleans' culinary staples — red beans and ...

"I have eaten more salt in my life than you have eaten rice," an experienced Chinese elder would say so to a young man to emphasize his authority. Salt is the most important flavor in any dish and no ...

Sometimes, a little dab will do ya. And with condiments, fast-food spots serve them in small packets because they know that we don’t need that much mustard for a cheeseburger. Plus, it’s prudent for ...

Fish sauce — that funky, flavor-enhancing fermented condiment — is part of what gives Southeast Asian cooking its distinctive taste. But it turns out, this cornerstone of Eastern cooking actually has ...