What is the difference between pink salt and conventional salt?

Although salt appears to be a single entity, there are different types of salt, depending on their origin and properties; thus we find: white salt or common salt, sea salt and pink salt .

From MARAS GOURMET , we tell you the main differences between the types of salt.

Types of salt

Conventional white salt or common salt

The composition of common white salt or refined salt is 97% sodium chloride or more, due to a chemical and industrial process that makes this salt neither natural nor healthy.

Common salt is a chemical salt; its color, granulometry, drying, everything is chemically produced, which is why it is called refined salt . 

The common regular salt we use today is salt heated to high temperatures, with chemicals that help to obtain the white color, as well as chemicals to keep the salt completely dry. 

Minerals such as calcium and magnesium are removed in this process. This refining process creates an unnatural product that is, to some extent, harmful to the body.

Sea Salt 

Sea salt comes entirely from oceans that are currently highly polluted with mercury, plastic, oil, industrial waste, sewage, chemical toxins, and more. It is a salt that, after being dried, is packaged and finally sold.

Pink Salt from Maras

Maras Pink Salt is obtained through the evaporation and solar crystallization of salt ponds, a process entirely different from the production of regular refined salt, which helps preserve the salt's minerals. Maras Pink Salt is a 100% natural salt with a high mineral content, containing no preservatives or additives.

Differences between the types of salt

Difference between pink salt and white salt or common salt

The main difference between the two salts is that white salt is an industrially produced product made with chemical processes that offer no benefit to the consumer; Maras Salt is a natural product that enhances the flavors of food and is rich in minerals.

Difference between Pink Salt and Sea Salt

Sea salt comes from polluted oceans and has no nutritional value. In contrast, Maras salt is extracted and harvested by hand by the inhabitants of the Maras community using a technique over 600 years old, passed down through generations, resulting in a pure and clean salt.

Difference between Pink Salt and Himalayan Salt

Himalayan salt is extracted through blasting in Himalayan mines, contaminating the salt. It is a salt with very hard grains, which prevents the human body from easily assimilating it. Maras salt, on the other hand, is produced by crystallization and has been cultivated by hand for over 600 years, since the time of the Incas. Maras salt is one of the few salts in the world that truly tastes like salt, which is why its use in food is so distinct.

In summary…

As we have seen, common salt, sea salt and pink salt have a similar chemical composition, except that pink salt has a high content of minerals such as iron, calcium, zinc and magnesium.

Another difference lies in their origin and extraction methods. White salt is chemically treated, sea salt is extracted from polluted oceans, Himalayan salt is mined, and Maras Pink Salt is hand-harvested from salt ponds in the Maras Salt Mines, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, in Cusco, Peru.
At MARAS GOURMET , you can find Maras Pink Salt , which boasts numerous benefits as a 100% natural salt with a high mineral content, a unique flavor, and superior purity, making it a favorite among chefs worldwide.