Himalayan Rock Salt

Himalayan Rock Salt

What is Himalayan Rock Salt and where can I get it...?

Salt Mine Khewra in Pakistan

Himalayan Rock Salt known for its ability to stimulate blood circulation, lower blood pressure and remove nasty toxins such as heavy metals from the human body, Himalayan Pink Salt has been used for many generations to help heal the body and mind.

Himalayan Rock Salt comes from a time when planet Earth was a pristine ecosystem, over 250 million years ago. Himalayan salt is a marketing term for Halite (rock salt) from Pakistan, which being sold in Europe, North America, and Australia in the early 21st century. It is mined in the Khewra Salt Mines located in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, about 300 km from the 

Railway Trap in Salt Mine

Himalayas in the foothills of the Salt Range. The salt sometimes comes in a reddish or pink color, with some crystals having off-white to transparent color. It is commonly used for cooking similar to regular table salt, brine, and bath products. According to the new research Himalayan rock salt contains 88 trace elements and iron.

Salt Lumps Obtained from Mine

Chunks, Grainul & Mash form of  Himalayan Salt

 

 

 

 

 Importance of Salt:

Salt is a mineral substance composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of ionic salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quantities in the sea where it is the main mineral constituent, with the open ocean having about 35 grams (1.2 oz) of solids per litre, a salinity of 3.5%. Salt is essential for animal life, and saltiness is one of the basic human tastes. The tissues of animals contain larger quantities of salt than do plant tissues; therefore the typical diets of nomads who subsist on their flocks and herds require little or no added salt, whereas cereal-based diets require supplementation. Salt is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous of food seasonings, and salting is an important method of food preservation.

Sea Salt

Some of the earliest evidence of salt processing dates back to around 6,000 years ago, when people living in Romania were boiling spring water to extract the salts; a salt works in China has been found which dates to approximately the same period. Salt was prized by the ancient Hebrews, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Hittites and the Egyptians. Salt became an important article of trade and was transported by boat across the Mediterranean Sea, along specially built salt roads, and across the Sahara in camel caravans. The scarcity and universal need for salt has led nations to go to war over salt and use it to raise tax revenues. Salt is also used in religious ceremonies and has other cultural significance.

 Salt is produced from salt mines or by the evaporation of seawater or mineral-rich spring water in shallow pools. Its major industrial products are caustic soda and chlorine, and it is used in many industrial processes and in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride, plastics, paper pulp and many other products. Of the annual production of around two hundred million tones of salt, only about 6% is used for human consumption; other uses include water conditioning processes, de-icing highways and agricultural use. Edible salt is sold in forms such as sea salt and table salt which usually contains an anti-caking agent and may be iodized to prevent iodine deficiency. As well as its use in cooking and at the table, salt is present in many processed foods. Too much sodium in the diet raises blood pressure and may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The World Health Organization recommends that adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium (5 grams of salt) per day.