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Papa Johns Low Sodium Guide

National pizza delivery. Cheese or thin crust slices; count them.

Interactive sodium calculator + lower-sodium order guide.

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Lowest Sodium Option

Thin crust cheese slice

The lowest-sodium entrée on this menu.

Watch Out For

Extra cheese meat lovers + dips

Entree

Thin crust cheese slice

520 mg 210 cal

Side

Garlic Knots 1

120 mg 70 cal

Drink

Water

0 mg 0 cal

Suggested Meal Plans

Tap a card to load it into the meal calculator · sized for a ~2,000-cal day

Breakfast

~20–25% of day

2 cheese slices

680 mg Na 290 cal 12 g protein
~30% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Breakfast (2)
  • 680mg
  • 0mg

Lunch

+ diet soda

3 cheese slices

720 mg Na 290 cal 12 g protein
~31% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Lunch (2)
  • 680mg
  • 40mg

Dinner

Heartier

Thin crust dinner

520 mg Na 210 cal 10 g protein
~23% of a 2,300 mg day Load into calculator
Items · Dinner (2)
  • 520mg
  • 0mg

Cal

0

Sodium

0 mg

Protein

0 g

Fiber

0 g

Sugar

0 g

Sodium vs 2,300 mg daily value 0%

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Menu nutrition

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<600 600–1k >1k
0 Water 0 mg —
0 Diet soda 40 mg —
0 Garlic Knots 1 120 mg —
0 Special Garlic Sauce cup 220 mg —
0 Thin crust cheese slice 520 mg —
0 Cheese pizza original crust slice large 680 mg —
0 Pepperoni pizza original crust slice large 780 mg —

Large original cheese slice ~290/680 typical. Review: 2026-07-16.

No salt & smarter picks

Best bets

Lowest sodium highlights

Water

drink · 0 cal

✓ 0mg

0g protein

0% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

Diet soda

drink · 0 cal

✓ 40mg

0g protein

2% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

Garlic Knots 1

side · 70 cal

✓ 120mg

2g protein

5% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Thin crust cheese slice

entree · 210 cal

✓ 520mg

10g protein

23% of Daily Value (2300mg Na)

Safest Order Tip

Solid lower-sodium pick for this category.

How to order

Order tips

  • · Cheese over pepperoni
  • · Thin crust
  • · Limit garlic sauce

Avoid / high sodium

Extra cheese meat lovers + dips

Common questions

Papa Johns low-sodium FAQ

What is the lowest sodium item at Papa Johns? +

Water is the lowest-sodium item we track at Papa Johns: 0 mg sodium and 0 calories. Every item on this page is ranked by official sodium mg so you can compare before you order.

What is the safest full meal at Papa Johns? +

The Thin crust dinner is the lowest-sodium full meal we mapped for Papa Johns — about 520 mg sodium and 210 calories (Thin crust cheese slice, Water). Load it into the meal calculator above to adjust it.

What should I avoid at Papa Johns? +

The highest-sodium traps at Papa Johns are Extra cheese meat lovers + dips. Treat these as occasional orders if you are watching sodium.

How much sodium should I eat in a day? +

The FDA daily value is 2,300 mg of sodium per day — about one teaspoon of salt. Many heart-health guidelines suggest 1,500–2,000 mg. A single fast-food combo can exceed that, which is why every Papa Johns item here lists its sodium mg.

Sources

Not medical advice. Verify on brand tools for your location.

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