Himalayan Sea Salt: Kala Namak

Kala Namak

Kala Namak, is a salty and pungent-smelling condiment used in South Asia. The condiment is composed largely ofsodium chloride with several impurities lending the salt its colour and smell. The smell is mainly due to its sulfur content. Due to the presence of Greigite (Fe₃S₄, Iron(II,III) sulfide)in the mineral, it forms brownish pink to dark violet translucent crystals when whole and when ground into a powder, it is light purple to pink in color.