Found in kitchens , restaurants , and health food stores all over the world , pink salt ’ s popularity doesn ’ t seem to be slowing down anytime soon .

Only found in the Khewra Salt Mines , near the Himalayan foothills in Punjab , Pakistan , the rolling redbrick hills are the salt ’ s source .

The mine contains approximately 82mn metric tonnes of Himalayan rock salt , out of which 0.35mn tonnes are extracted each year . Approximately 70 % of the rock salt that ’ s extracted is utilised for industrial purposes , while the remaining 30 % is deemed suitable for consumption .

12 May 2023