Sodium chloride, or salt, is a mineral that our bodies need to carry out a number of tasks, including transporting and absorbing nutrients, maintaining blood pressure, and conveying nerve messages. The most typical salt used in food preparation is white salt, however, pink salt is always preferred in terms of health.
Pink salt is more nutrient-rich and less processed. It is taken from the Himalayan foothills and is naturally pink in colour because iron is present. It is also referred to as Himalayan pink salt or Himalayan salt for this reason. Pink salt is thought to contain 84 distinct trace minerals and minerals. Because it is typically added at the very end of cooking to enhance flavour and crunch, this sort of salt is also known as finishing salt.