Kala Namak salt also known as Black Salt is pinkish grey rather than black. It has a very distinctive sulfurous mineral taste due to its high sulfur & iron content, which gives it its flavor and smell. It is commonly used in vegan dishes to replicate an egg flavor.

• Black salt is a kiln-fired rock salt used in South Asia with a sulphurous, pungent-smell.

• The salts are mined in the regions surrounding the Himalayas.

• Water retention is caused by accumulation of fluids in tissues or cavities of the body; one of the causes of water retention is consumption of excessive sodium.

• Black salt as compared to common salt has lesser sodium content that makes it an amazing cure for water retention.

• Indian black salt, extensively referred to as kala namak, is a variety of Indian volcanic stone salt.

• Many claim that when sprinkled on tofu or avocado an egg-like taste is produced.