Does Potassium Chloride Form A Hydrate?
Chloride is found in table salt or sea salt as sodium chloride. It is also found in many vegetables. Foods with higher amounts of chloride include seaweed, rye, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, and olives.
Chloride, together with potassium, is also found in most foods and is usually the main ingredient of salt substitutes.
Most Americans probably consume more chloride than needed, in the form of table salt and salt in prepared foods.
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