About this page: Data is drawn from Nutriofia's structured database of published sources (CoFID, USDA, and published analytical literature). The coverage bar shows what percentage of our 1014 foods have been measured for Chloride. This is a research tool — nothing here constitutes medical advice.

About Chloride

Micronutrient

Chloride is the main anion in extracellular fluid and works in tandem with sodium to maintain fluid balance, blood pressure, and electrical neutrality across cell membranes. It is a component of stomach acid (hydrochloric acid, HCl), which is essential for protein digestion and killing pathogens. Almost all dietary chloride comes from sodium chloride (salt).

⚠️ Too little

Hypochloraemia is rare from diet alone. It can occur with severe vomiting, diarrhoea, or excessive sweating. Symptoms include muscle cramps, weakness, and metabolic alkalosis.

🚫 Too much

Excess chloride is not of independent concern — the health risks of excess salt are attributed to sodium rather than chloride specifically.

Sources: EFSA · LPI Oregon State

Daily Reference Intake

EU NRV (adults)
800 mg
Nutrient Reference Value
per European Regulation 1169/2011
Best plant source (per 100g)
59,9 mg
Salt
= 7488% of daily NRV
Unit
mg
Measurement unit
used in our database

Foods Containing Chloride

599 foods with recorded data, ranked highest first. Showing 1–100 of 599. Values per 100g fresh weight.

# Food Per 100g % NRV Level
★ Salt 59,9 mg 200%
★ Stock gel 9,93 mg 200%
★ Yeast extract 6,63 mg 200%
4 Curry paste 3,74 mg 200%
5 Mustard, smooth 3,55 mg 200%
6 Stuffing mix, dried 2,82 mg 200%
7 Worcestershire sauce 2,61 mg 200%
8 Olives, green, in brine, drained, flesh and skin 2,22 mg 200%
9 Cheese, Feta 2,22 mg 200%
10 Mustard, wholegrain 2,21 mg 200%
11 Olives, green, in brine, drained, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 1,776 mg 200%
12 Horseradish sauce 1,71 mg 200%
13 Cheese, Edam 1,66 mg 200%
14 Crumpets, toasted 1,212 mg 152%
15 Minibreads, toasted, retail 1,21 mg 151%
16 Breadsticks, plain 1,14 mg 143%
17 Peanuts, dry roasted, unsalted 1,14 mg 143%
18 Cheese, Brie 1,12 mg 140%
19 Cheese, Double Gloucester 1,07 mg 134%
20 Gherkins, pickled, drained 1,06 mg 133%
21 Cheese, Cheddar 1,06 mg 133%
22 Cheese, Cheshire 1,01 mg 126%
23 Cheese, Camembert 1,01 mg 126%
24 Cheese, goat's, hard 990 mg 124%
25 Bread, brown, toasted 910 mg 114%
26 Cheese, Brie, with outer rind removed 900 mg 113%
27 Bread, white, toasted 880 mg 110%
28 Tomato ketchup 880 mg 110%
29 Butter, salted 860 mg 108%
30 Sauerkraut 860 mg 108%
31 Parsley, dried 860 mg 108%
32 Spinach, dried 850 mg 106%
33 Potato snacks, pringle-type, fried in vegetable oil 850 mg 106%
34 Mushroom, dried 840 mg 105%
35 Treacle, black 820 mg 103%
36 Stuffing mix, dried, assorted flavours, made up 810 mg 101%
37 Pistachios (raw) 810 mg 101%
38 Courgette, dried 806 mg 101%
39 Bread, wholemeal, toasted 770 mg 96%
40 Bread, white, sliced, fried in rapeseed oil 731 mg 91%
41 Onions, pickled, drained 730 mg 91%
42 Bread, white, sliced 720 mg 90%
43 Bread, white, Danish style 710 mg 89%
44 Green Beans 705 mg 88%
45 Peanuts, roasted and salted 660 mg 83%
46 Potato powder, instant, raw 660 mg 83%
47 Bread, pitta, white 640 mg 80%
48 Bread, white, average 635 mg 79%
49 Bread rolls, brown, soft 614 mg 77%
50 Bread rolls, brown, crusty 614 mg 77%
51 Bread rolls, wholemeal 610 mg 76%
52 Bread, naan, peshwari naan, takeaway and retail 601 mg 75%
53 Chapatis, made with fat, retail 580 mg 73%
54 Bread, white, premium 570 mg 71%
55 Tomato sauce, homemade 560 mg 70%
56 Macadamia nuts (raw) 560 mg 70%
57 Bread, seeded 554 mg 69%
58 Omelette, curried, homemade 554 mg 69%
59 Bread, white, crusty bloomer, unsliced, fresh, large 550 mg 69%
60 Bread rolls, malted wheat 520 mg 65%
61 Peanut butter, smooth 500 mg 63%
62 Cashew nuts, kernel only, roasted and salted 490 mg 61%
63 Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce 471 mg 59%
64 Curry powder 470 mg 59%
65 Omelette, cheese, homemade 461 mg 58%
66 Pistachio nuts, kernel only, roasted and salted, weighed with shells 450 mg 56%
67 Stuffing, sage and onion, homemade 441 mg 55%
68 Cheese, cottage 390 mg 49%
69 Cheese, cream 390 mg 49%
70 Dates, dried, flesh and skin 370 mg 46%
71 Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, reduced sugar, reduced salt 340 mg 43%
72 Ackee, canned, drained 340 mg 43%
73 Roulade, spinach 338 mg 42%
74 Peas, mushy, canned, re-heated 320 mg 40%
75 Potato wedges, retail, cooked 315 mg 39%
76 Dates, dried, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 311 mg 39%
77 Tomato puree 297 mg 37%
78 Potato chips, fine cut, from fast food outlets 260 mg 33%
79 Sweetcorn, dried 236 mg 30%
80 Paratha, homemade 231 mg 29%
81 Peas, marrowfat, canned, re-heated, drained 230 mg 29%
82 Chapatis, made without fat 230 mg 29%
83 Rice, ready-cooked, "plain", re-heated 229 mg 29%
84 Mint, dried 220 mg 28%
85 Dates, raw, flesh and skin 210 mg 26%
86 Beetroot, pickled, drained 210 mg 26%
87 Celery, raw 210 mg 26%
88 Coconut, desiccated 200 mg 25%
89 Curry leaves, fresh 200 mg 25%
90 Pudding, Christmas, retail 190 mg 24%
91 Garlic powder 190 mg 24%
92 Dates, raw, flesh and skin, weighed with stones 180 mg 23%
93 Eggs, chicken, whole, raw 180 mg 23%
94 Broccoli, green, boiled in salted water 180 mg 23%
95 Coconut milk 180 mg 23%
96 Eggs, chicken, whole, boiled 179 mg 22%
97 Milk bread, homemade 177 mg 22%
98 Pastichio 173 mg 22%
99 Fenugreek leaves, raw 170 mg 21%
100 Figs, whole fruit, dried 170 mg 21%

* Values are per 100g fresh weight. % NRV = percentage of EU Nutrient Reference Value. Bar shows relative level compared to the highest value across all foods in the database.

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Data sources: Standard nutrients: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), Public Health England. EU Nutrient Reference Values: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 (Annex XIII). All values per 100g fresh weight unless stated. Nothing here constitutes medical advice. Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.