Chloride
Intake model: one reported food record, food date unconfirmed. References: man aged 19–30. How to read the references.
Clarify. All food chloride values are missing; sodium-to-chloride inference would be unreliable with unknown restaurant salt and mixed sodium sources.
Linked eating record; usual intake and clinical status unestablished · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Intake confidence: Unknown. Quantity confidence: Unknown. Body status: Unassessed.
FDA values describe food labels.
Chloride
Unknown — no food estimate available.
| Recommended intake | Upper reference | Food label reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2,300 mg (AI) US National Academies · Food and oral supplements | 3,600 mg (UL) US National Academies · Food and oral supplements | 2,300 mg (DV) FDA · Adults and children 4+ |
Other authority and form-specific references
- Not established
EFSA / SCF · No EFSA nutrient UL for dietary chlorideAbsence of a European UL does not invalidate the distinct US established UL or imply unlimited safety.
Food contributions and uncertainty
None of the recorded food contributions is quantified. Unknown intake does not mean zero intake.
Unquantified: Trader Joe's European style organic plain nonfat yogurt; Trader Joe's Organic raw almonds; Raw English walnuts; Banana; Raspberries; Navel orange; Large beefsteak tomato; Hass avocado; Red bell pepper; Trader Joe's Organic basmati rice frozen; RT RT roast chicken meat and skin; RT RT chimichurri; Crown Prince Natural Skinless boneless sardines in olive oil.
A necessary electrolyte with an older reference framework
Chloride contributes to extracellular fluid balance and acid–base physiology. The retained US reference for adults aged 19–30 is an AI of 2,300 mg/day and UL of 3,600 mg/day. These were derived largely from sodium chloride and equimolar sodium assumptions in the 2005 report, rather than an extensive independent chloride-outcome literature. National Academies sodium and chloride chapter, 2005
This history matters when reading the index: sodium's 2019 system now uses a CDRR and has no UL, while the retained chloride values originate in the earlier framework. They are not evidence that all nutrient limits were established by identical methods. The distinction should remain visible rather than forcing both electrolytes into matching minimum/maximum boxes.
What is missing from this record
The food catalog contains no chloride values for any of the thirteen logged foods. The attention flag is Clarify, a composition gap rather than a deficiency flag. Restaurant salt is unquantified, and the known sodium subtotal itself is incomplete.
It would be tempting to multiply sodium by a salt-based conversion and call that the day's chloride. That would assume all sodium came from sodium chloride, miss chloride associated with other salts, and still omit restaurant sodium. Such a conversion may describe a known quantity of table salt, but it cannot reconstruct this whole diet.
What would improve the record
If salt is added to ayran or food, record the quantity and product. That supports both sodium and chloride estimates from a known ingredient. A restaurant recipe could also help. A database comparator, if introduced, should retain its uncertainty and avoid turning missing values into zero.
The current log supplies no reason to add a chloride supplement. The physiological importance of an electrolyte and missing composition data are separate facts. Vomiting, major fluid losses or a clinically measured electrolyte abnormality would pose a clinical question beyond the food estimate; none is established by this record.
Research coverage here is limited to reference derivation and the interpretation of the missing data. No independent athletic benefit from supplemental chloride is claimed.