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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Is Potassium Chloride

Health Encyclopedia: Chloride In Diet

Alternative Names

Diet - chloride


Food Sources

Chloride is can be 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. Potassium chloride is found in most foods and is usually the main ingredient of salt substitutes.


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Medications

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