Himaliyan Salt

Salt is the essence of life. Our body needs it, but not too much –or too little. Salt is made up of two electrolytes – sodium and chloride that help in maintaining the fluid balance in your body. It also helps regulate your blood pressure. In the last few years, salt or sodium has gained a bad reputation primarily because our appetite for junk or processed food has increased which has become the primary cause of excess salt consumption.

Another reason for the sodium scare is the intense bleaching and refining that salt goes through which strips away most of its nutritional value. The regular table salt sitting beside your plate may not be as healthy as you think rather it has become a commercial factory-made product. But salt in its pure form is divine and chefs or those who love cooking will agree with us. You cannot do without a sprinkle of those snowy flakes that can totally transform your dish and bring out true flavours. According to the current guidelines of World Health Organization, adults should limit their salt intake to less than 5 grams (about one teaspoon) per day. As long as your salt consumption is within limits, there is nothing to worry. Salt is not really the villain that it is made out to be and so, people have been looking out for better alternatives to the refined table salt like rock salt, sea salt or the ancient Himalayan salt.Also known as the pink salt, hand-cut slabs of this unique variety of salt are derived from natural deposits found in the Himalayan foothills and the Punjab region of Pakistan. Unlike the table salt which is fortified, Himalayan salt is naturally rich in iodine. These blocks of opaque pink salt are known for their pure taste and infuse a rich flavor. The eye-catching pink color is due to the presence of iron oxide. The Himalayan salt has distinct structure (a colloidal form which means they are small enough to be absorbed easily by our body) and has been maturing for over 250 million years under these gigantic hills and extreme tectonic pressure. It is mined and then washed by hand and is natural and unprocessed which is why it is famously called the purest salt on earth