Himalayan pink salt! I was curious to know what it was, so I did an analysis in my lab to test it. I took Himalayan pink salt and exactly one liter of distilled water, and heated it until it dissolved completely. 400 grams dissolved in one liter. Since sea salt dissolves at 375 grams per liter in a concentrated brine, I assumed there were impurities and wanted to find out what they were.

Once the crystallization was complete, a brown residue floated on the surface. I had it analyzed, and it turned out to be simply clay, earthen clay. In fact, this salt comes from Pakistan, from a mountain called Khewra, and is extracted using poorly paid labor and without any hygienic measures. From there, it reaches your table, and you add it to your food. Himalayan pink salt is actually mined salt contaminated with iron and mud, unsuitable for industrial use, so they decided to sell it for food consumption.