The best replacement for brine is marinade.

The best alternatives to brine are rated as following:
★★★★★  marinade
★★★  stx
★★  salt
★★  bubblebeam
★  not to brine
★  inject turkey
★  scald
★  marinade chicken
★  water pulse
★  brine
★  buttermilk
★  wet brine
★  fathom
★  hydro pump
★  no brine
★  brackish
★  not brine turkey
  no brine turkey
  rock salt
  spring water
  mysis shrimp
  dry rub
  sunflower oil
  baste
  glycol
  pickle
  bubble beam
  inject
  sunflower oil tuna
  mysis
  marinading

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Speaking about brine, one probably shouldn't forget about kosher salt.

Other search terms related to brine and their ratings are:
★★★★★ kosher salt
★★★★★ table salt
★★★ iodized salt
★★ brown sugar and salt
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