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Question

A packaged food label reports 460 mg of sodium per serving. Assuming all sodium is from sodium chloride, estimate the chloride per serving using the class conversion (2300 mg Na ≈ 3600 mg Cl). Round to nearest mg.

Accepted Answer

Approximately 719 mg chloride per serving.

Answer

Approximately 100 mg chloride per serving because most sodium is not paired with chloride in processed foods.

Answer

Approximately 460 mg chloride per serving because sodium and chloride weights are the same in salt.

Answer

Approximately 1600 mg chloride per serving (460 × 3.5 ≈ 1610).