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Mineral

Chloride

Chloride is an essential electrolyte, the negatively charged form of chlorine. Most of it comes from table salt (sodium chloride).

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Sodium chloride and potassium chloride both supply chloride, but they also supply different companion electrolytes. EFSA notes that their physiological effects are difficult to separate from chloride’s own effects. 1

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