Hambantota Sea (table) Salt verses Pink Himalayan mined Salt Written by Dr harold Gunatillake FRCS,MBBS, AM(Sing), FICS, FIACS There are many varieties of salts in the supermarkets, but can the body recognise them other than as sodium and chloride elements. Salt plays a vital role in the regulation of many metabolic processes in the body including fluid balance, maintaining extra-cellular and intracellular fluid balance, conduction of nerve impulses, for functioning of muscles and forms a part of the internal environment. It controls our taste, smell and tactile processes Himalayan pink salt comes from Pakistan mined from the soil, whilst Hambantota salt is obtained by crystallising sea water exposed to the hot sun. Now what is the difference between the two from a nutritional point of view? The Himalayan salt looks attractive from the pink colour and some claim that it’s loaded with minerals providing many health benefits. However, when you compare the ...