Himalayan Salt

Himalayan Salt

Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) that often has a pinkish tint due to mineral impurities. Himalayan Salt is primarily used as a food additive as table salt, but is also used as a material for cooking and food presentation, decorative lamps, and spa treatments.

Himalayan salt properties:

Himalayan salt often contains trace amounts of iron oxide (rust), which gives it a pink color. It also has small amounts of calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium, making it slightly lower in sodium than regular table salt. Many people prefer the flavor of Himalayan salt over other types.

Himalayan salt uses:

Himalayan salt is used to flavor food. Due mainly to marketing costs, pink Himalayan salt is up to 20 times more expensive than table salt or sea salt. The impurities giving it its distinctive pink hue have given rise to the belief that it is healthier than common table salt.
Himalayan salt is also used to make “salt lamps”, illuminated hollowed out blocks which radiate a pinkish or orange color.