Why is there chloride in Re-Lyte products?

All Re-Lyte products contain the essential electrolyte chloride, which performs some pretty important jobs for your body. Just like sodium, it helps keep the amount of water inside and outside your cells balanced. It also helps keep blood volume and blood pressure in line. And it keeps the pH of your body fluids healthy.

After sodium, chloride is the next electrolyte you lose most in your sweat, so it’s important to replenish it regularly if you’re active. If you don’t, you could experience symptoms like weakness, fatigue, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, or vomiting. 

Almost all of the chloride in Re-Lyte products comes from our unrefined, ancient sea salt, Real Salt (a little comes from coconut water powder, too). The typical ratio of sodium to chloride in salt is about 40:60, which can help us estimate the amount of chloride present.

For example, Re-Lyte Hydration contains 810 mg of sodium per serving, which corresponds to around 1,280 mg of chloride.

We may be a little (or a lot) biased, but we think Redmond Real Salt is the healthiest source of chloride around. It’s pure and unprocessed, mined in Utah, and contains 60+ naturally occurring trace minerals that can support your hydration and overall wellness.