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Himalayan pink salt is a rock salt, known in Hindi as sendha namak. We sell it as crystals from ₹49 and as powder from ₹50.
Himalayan pink salt is an ancient rock salt mined from the Khewra Salt Mine in the foothills of the Himalayas, in present-day Pakistan. These salt deposits are estimated to be 250 million years old, formed when ancient oceans evaporated during the Permian era and were sealed under layers of rock and volcanic lava.
Rock salt is salt taken from deposits in the ground rather than evaporated from seawater, like our Thoothukudi sea salt. Its colour ranges from pale pink to a deeper shade and varies between batches.
| Crystals | Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Grind fresh; dissolve in cooking | Sprinkle on fruit, chaat, raita |
| Packs and price | 500 g — ₹49 1 kg — ₹89 | 500 g — ₹50 1 kg — ₹99 |
| Lowest price per kg | ₹89 per kg | ₹99 per kg |
Traditional salts such as rock salt and Himalayan pink salt are not covered by India’s rule that common salt must be iodized (FSSAI clarification, July 2019), and we do not describe ours as iodized. Iodized salt is recommended for most households in India; if rock salt is the only salt you use, ask your doctor about iodine.
Like any salt, rock salt is almost all sodium chloride, so switching to it does not lower the sodium you eat; only using less does.
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The Hindi name for rock salt, the salt many families use for vrat (fasting) cooking. Himalayan pink salt is a rock salt.
Rock salt does not have to be iodized under India’s salt rule, and we do not describe ours as iodized. Iodized salt is recommended for most households.
For sodium, no: rock salt is almost all sodium chloride, like any salt. Use it for its taste and tradition, in the amount you would use any salt.
Crystals if you like to grind fresh or keep salt through humid weather; powder to sprinkle on fruit, chaat and raita.
At today’s prices the crystals work out to ₹89 per kg and the powder to ₹99 per kg.
Free delivery in Bangalore · Ships across India in 2–10 business days (charges at checkout)
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