ChlorideChloride is formed when chlorine gas dissolves in water but is also a dietary mineral needed by the body for optimum health.
Chloride in the diet works with potassium and sodium, the two electrolytes, to control the flow of fluid in blood vessels and tissues, as well as regulating acidity in the body, and also forms part of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
A deficiency of chloride is extremely rare and unlikely to occur but a deficiency of chlorine in the body may cause excessive loss of potassium in the urine, weakness and lowered blood pressured.
SourcesTable salt, sea salt, kelp, olives, tomatoes, celery.