Chloride Daily Value: 2,300 mg
The FDA Daily Value for chloride is 2,300 mg for adults and children 4+.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 2,300 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 1,500 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 2,300 mg
- Infants
- 570 mg
- On labels until 2020/2021
- 3,400 mg · decreased Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0% FDA guidance (nonbinding): nearest 10 mg
- 20% DV (high)
- 460 mg
Common amounts of chloride
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 100 mg is 4%
- 200 mg is 8%
- 1,000 mg is 45%
- 2,000 mg is 90%
Chloride Daily Value: 1,500 mg
The FDA Daily Value for chloride is 1,500 mg for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 2,300 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 1,500 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 2,300 mg
- Infants
- 570 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 300 mg
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 50 mg is 4%
- 100 mg is 6%
- 200 mg is 15%
- 500 mg is 35%
- 1,000 mg is 70%
- 2,000 mg is 130%
Chloride Daily Value: 2,300 mg
The FDA Daily Value for chloride is 2,300 mg for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 2,300 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 1,500 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 2,300 mg
- Infants
- 570 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 460 mg
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 100 mg is 4%
- 200 mg is 8%
- 1,000 mg is 45%
- 2,000 mg is 90%
Chloride Daily Value: 570 mg
The FDA Daily Value for chloride is 570 mg for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 2,300 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 1,500 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 2,300 mg
- Infants
- 570 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 114 mg
Per serving, infants through 12 months.
- 20 mg is 4%
- 50 mg is 8%
- 200 mg is 35%
- 500 mg is 90%
Questions about chloride
What is the FDA Daily Value for chloride?
The FDA Daily Value for chloride is 2,300 mg for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for chloride is its amount divided by 2,300 mg, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for chloride?
Divide the amount in one serving by 2,300 mg and multiply by 100. Then round to the nearest 2% up to 10%, to the nearest 5% above 10% and up to 50%, and to the nearest 10% above 50%. For example, 460 mg ÷ 2,300 mg × 100 = 20%.
How are vitamin and mineral %DV values rounded?
The percentages for vitamins and minerals shall be expressed to the nearest 2-percent increment up to and including the 10-percent level, the nearest 5-percent increment above 10 percent and up to and including the 50-percent level, and the nearest 10-percent increment above the 50-percent level.
Chloride rounding rules
Amount
Chloride is declared to the nearest 10mg. Measuring finer than that changes nothing on the label, except below 5mg, where it is declared to the nearest 5mg so a real amount is not printed as 0.
| Amount range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to <5 | nearest 5 mg |
| ≥5 | nearest 10 mg |
These mg increments come from FDA guidance, banded by this group's Daily Value.
% Daily Value
| %DV range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10% DV | Nearest 2% |
| >10 to 50% DV | Nearest 5% |
| >50% DV | Nearest 10% |
Every %DV a label can show
What a serving has to contain for a label to print each figure. The %DV is worked out from the actual amount, before that amount is rounded.
| If the label shows | The serving must contain |
|---|---|
| Nearest 2%0 to 10% DV | |
| 0% DV | 0 mg≤ amount <23 mg |
| 2% DV | 23 mg≤ amount <69 mg |
| 4% DV | 69 mg≤ amount <115 mg |
| 6% DV | 115 mg≤ amount <161 mg |
| 8% DV | 161 mg≤ amount <207 mg |
| 10% DV | 207 mg≤ amount <287.5 mg |
| Nearest 5%>10 to 50% DV | |
| 15% DV | 287.5 mg≤ amount <402.5 mg |
| 20% DV | 402.5 mg≤ amount <517.5 mg |
| 25% DV | 517.5 mg≤ amount <632.5 mg |
| 30% DV | 632.5 mg≤ amount <747.5 mg |
| 35% DV | 747.5 mg≤ amount <862.5 mg |
| 40% DV | 862.5 mg≤ amount <977.5 mg |
| 45% DV | 977.5 mg≤ amount <1,092.5 mg |
| 50% DV | 1,092.5 mg≤ amount <1,265 mg |
| Nearest 10%>50% DV | |
| 60% DV | 1,265 mg≤ amount <1,495 mg |
| 70% DV | 1,495 mg≤ amount <1,725 mg |
| 80% DV | 1,725 mg≤ amount <1,955 mg |
| 90% DV | 1,955 mg≤ amount <2,185 mg |
| 100% DV | 2,185 mg≤ amount <2,415 mg |
The rules are FDA's; the inversion is ours. Ranges are inclusive at the low end and exclusive at the high end, because an exact half rounds up.
Does the chloride Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 1,500 mg for children 1 to 3 years, stays 2,300 mg during pregnancy and lactation and is 570 mg for infants through 12 months.
How do I find out how much chloride is in a food?
A Daily Value is a reference target, not a measurement of any particular food. To find the chloride content of a specific ingredient or product, look it up in USDA FoodData Central, then use that amount here to see what a label would declare and what %DV it carries.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Daily Values and label rounding: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, as of 2026-02-12.
- Chloride Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv).
- Chloride label rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- %DV rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- Old Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9, April 1, 2016 edition.
- 5% low and 20% high: FDA's consumer page on the lows and highs of %DV.
- Dataset: bm-regulatory US Nutrition Label Rules v17.0.0.
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