Himalayan salt

Himalayan salt is rock salt or halite from the Punjab region of Pakistan. It is mined at the Khewra Salt Mine in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, which is situated in the foothills of the Salt Range hill system in the Punjab province of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It is located about 310 km (190 mi) from the Himalayas, 260 km (160 mi) from Lahore, and 298 km (185 mi) from Amritsar, India.

Himalayan salt is chemically similar to table salt plus mineral impurities. It consists of 95–98% sodium chloride, 2–4% polyhalite (potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, oxygen, hydrogen), 0.01% fluoride, 0.01% iodine, and micro-amounts of numerous trace minerals.

The salt crystals have an off-white to transparent color, while impurities in some veins of salt give it a pink, reddish, or beet-red color

Himalayan salt crystals

Salt from Khewra Salt Mine in Pakistan

It is commonly used in cooking, in place of other table salt, and in brine. Numerous claims have been made concerning ingestion of Himalayan salt, but no scientific evidence proves it provides more health benefits compared to common table salt.

Blocks of salt are also used as serving dishes and in the preparation of food. Fish and some meats can be preserved for use in certain dishes, and blocks of salt can be slowly heated to a temperature around 200°C (392°F) and used as a cooking surface thereafter.

It is sometimes used in bath salts.

A salt lamp consists of a large salt crystal, often colored, and lit with an incandescent light bulb, light-emitting diode, or candle inside. Most of such lamps on the market are made of coloured salt rocks mined in Poland (Kopalnia Soli Kłodawa), Pakistan (the area of Punjab), and Iran (Esfahan).

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