Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt – Coarse Grain, 5 lbs. | All-Natural, Gluten-Free, No Additives | Perfect for Everyday Cooking & Recipes, Ideal for Grinders & Salt Mills

Previous to buying this salt, I had bought a course Himalayan salt because we use a salt grinder. The course salt was difficult to grind. This salt tasted very good and isn't so hard to grind as the course. So far, we are very happy with this salt. We no longer use commercial table salt at all as it contains too many ingredients to prevent caking, and is also processed to make the color white. Natural salts are the best and the most healthful as they contain minerals not found in commercial salt. We also use Celtic salt. The difference is that Himalayan salt is collected from caves and Celtic salt is collected from the sea.UPDATE 07/06/22:We used both Celtic Sea salt and the pink Himalayan salt for a while, but for the last few months, I find I prefer the Himalayan salt over the Celtic Sea salt since the moisture in Celtic Sea salt tends to clog the salt grinder and it doesn't grind as well. The Himalayan salt is a bit harder and can take a little more effort to grind it, but the distribution of salt from the grinder is much better.I also found that Himalayan salt has many health benefits and can actually help to lower blood pressure when used instead of table salt. This is some of the information I found in my research.1) Himalayan salt’s rich mineral content can help your body detoxify. Himalayan salt contains more than 80 minerals and elements, including potassium, iron and calcium. All of these minerals aid our body’s natural detoxification process and promote the removal of bacteria.2) It contains less sodium than processed table salt and lowers blood pressure. Table salt is highly processed and contains fewer minerals and more sodium than Himalayan salt does. When you swap table salt for Himalayan salt, your body has an easier time processing it because it doesn’t require as much water to clear out the excess sodium as it would have if you had consumed table salt.To boot, Himalayan salt is naturally rich in iodine, which food companies add artificially to table salt after processing it. The natural iodine in Himalayan salt is very effective at helping your body create an electrolyte balance, helping your intestines absorb nutrients and lowering blood pressure.3) Contrary to what most people believe, Himalayan salt can aid hydration. If the body’s water content drops by as little as 2 percent, we will feel fatigued. When we sweat or workout, we lose minerals, or electrolytes. Drinking water with a pinch of mineral-rich Himalayan salt after a workout can help you regain them and, in turn, your energy and hydration.4) It improves digestion. Himalayan salt’s rich mineral content helps balance your body’s pH levels. When our pH levels are balanced, our bodies have better immunity and are better able to process and digest food.5) Himalayan salt is a more natural alternative to table salt. Table salt is usually heavily refined and mixed with anti-caking agents to prevent clumping, such as sodium aluminosilicate or magnesium carbonate. Himalayan salt is less artificial and does not usually contain additives.At this point in time, we have not used table salt in well over 6 years, and would never go back to using it. I also use this salt in my homemade bread recipes, and my bread raises better than it ever did with table salt. I highly recommend pink Himalayan salt or even Celtic Sea salt if you prefer a moister salt. Either on is much healthier than table salt.I hope this review was helpful for you.

Wow! This is the most beautiful multi pink to reddish chunks of flaky grindable rocks of salt I've ever had! They are so special! Always tempted to keep grinding! It's fun and tasty to cook with! Whether I'm boiling water for pasta or baking a dessert it functions equally in all my cooking and eating needs!

The media could not be loaded. Great salt! I buy the 5 pound bags. I think that this pink Himalayan sea salt tastes a lot better than your standard table salt. It's something about the extra minerals that are involved in the salt. I really enjoy and trust the San Francisco salt company, and I have never had a bad experience with one of their products. They make a lot of very interesting different types of salts. It's fun to kind of build up a collection of different salts and you can offer them to your guests when they come over for dinner. It's always an interesting conversation piece to talk about where different salts come from.

I prefer to buy coarse grain Himalayan salt so that I know I got what I paid for/am not getting scammed. I think I have bout the lb bag from Sherpa at least 3 times (it would have been more but it is sometimes out of stock), and I plan to keep buying it.I have never found any rocks or debris in it, and it is easy to grind to put in a salt shaker and works very well in salt grinders. The grains are uniform in size and appear to be a mix of 3 different colored deposits (see the picture inside of a newly opened/untouched bag).I like that it has so any different kinds of trace minerals in it, has no artificial chemicals, and has no additives. It tastes just like Himalayan salt should taste and I've never noticed that it has absorbed any odd odors/flavors.Some times I may pour the contents in a covered glass jar for storage, but most of the time I just keep it in the freezer or fridge in it's own thick, resealable plastic bag. It is shelf stable so I don't mind stocking up when the price is low (and combine the low price with Subscribe and Save).This one is a no brainer (as long as they don't jack the price up). Just get it.

I have been using this salt for years now , love it !!

Bag is not easy to open, and it ended up tearing under the zipper so I had to put it in containers. Not the end of the world, but the packaging could be better.

Absolutely love this salt! While not an Aficionado, this salt taste so very good! Who would think a person could taste such a difference in salt? I can only guess it is the extra minerals and nutrients.~ I bought coarse this time so I could use it in my mill to top foods with, but I also grind it up in my blender into smaller grains to use for cooking. I like it that much. I never use regular ole table salt any longer.~I purchased the 3 5# bags for longer storage, as each is in a thick plastic bag. Also, the price is cheaper.~I have found no hard rocks/pebbles in mine. Not to say there never will be, only that I have found none. So far though, it has all been salt and grinds well.I would recommend this salt to anyone as it has a GREAT taste, and is easy to grind.