Not all the same. There are deep mines near me. Some of those extract road salt and other pump water in, pump clear brine out, evaporate the brine and package either table salt or softener salt. In other places they pump sea water onto flats for the sun to evaporate. NaCl becomes a lot of types of salt.
Pure salt (aka Halite) is sodium chloride, and colorless. If it is pink that means it has something else in it, commonly referred to as “impurities”. The pure mineral can be ok in small doses but fatal if taken in large amounts. Impurities aren’t likely to change that in any positive way, though I suppose there could be exceptions I don’t know about.
Cornelius Noodleman 12 months ago
That would be a good name for an all girl band PINK SALT.
HarryLime Premium Member 12 months ago
Salt is salt, and high blood pressure can kill.
PraiseofFolly 12 months ago
He more wisely uses regular iodized salt, and these days munches Super Beets.
purepaul Premium Member 12 months ago
Not all the same. There are deep mines near me. Some of those extract road salt and other pump water in, pump clear brine out, evaporate the brine and package either table salt or softener salt. In other places they pump sea water onto flats for the sun to evaporate. NaCl becomes a lot of types of salt.
Duane Ott 12 months ago
I found a feeble marketing ploy at one store—Himalayan Pink “Sea” Salt.
BigBoy 12 months ago
Blah blah blah Food Fads. Twisting in the wind of food marketers and psuedo science.
goboboyd 12 months ago
‘You can buy better but you can’t pay more.’
willie_mctell 12 months ago
Pink is therapeutic by definition.
Curiosity Premium Member 12 months ago
Pure salt (aka Halite) is sodium chloride, and colorless. If it is pink that means it has something else in it, commonly referred to as “impurities”. The pure mineral can be ok in small doses but fatal if taken in large amounts. Impurities aren’t likely to change that in any positive way, though I suppose there could be exceptions I don’t know about.
John Wiley Premium Member 12 months ago
Pink salt = cadmium and other heavy metals. Look stuff up before falling for a trend.
eddi-TBH 12 months ago
Pink salt is pretty, but that’s it.
Thehag 12 months ago
Love all the different types of salt. There are subtleties in flavor and it makes a difference. But you have to be a ‘taster’ to appreciate.