Shockingly, one in five of the plant-based meals surveyed provided all or more of the daily limit of salt - including Papa John's Vegan American Hot Medium Pizza which contained a staggering 9.28g. Sonia Pombo, Campaign Manager for Action on Salt said: 'Eating a more plant based diet can and should be beneficial for a number of reasons. A spokesperson for Wasabi told MailOnline: 'Wasabi are constantly looking to reduce salt content where possible and are currently developing new vegan dishes with lower salt in mind. 'Salt is the leading cause of raised blood pressure which in turn is the major cause of strokes and heart disease. 'According to the Department of Health & Social Care, each one gram/day reduction in population salt intake, saves more than 4,000 premature deaths per year.

Source: Daily Mail March 10, 2020 00:00 UTC