Salt for Cooking

Salt for Cooking, along with water, is one of the few substances that everyone consumes on a daily basis. This is why health food stores, health food stores, organic food stores and other distributors of salt and salt products pay attention to very high quality and opt for Alexander salt ...

Salt for Cooking, along with water, is one of the few substances that everyone consumes on a daily basis. This is why health food stores, health food stores, organic food stores and other distributors of salt and salt products pay attention to very high quality and opt for Alexander salt from Lapis Vitalis. For large bakeries, restaurants and other bulk consumers, we also stock salt bags containing 25 kg of crystal salt in addition to the 1 kg packs of the various grain sizes.

Alexander salt or Himalayan salt?
Natural rock salt from the Salt Range in Punjab (Pakistan) has been marketed under the name Himalayan salt for many years. The name Himalayan salt is somewhat misleading, as the salt is mined in a foothill of the Himalayas and not in the Himalayas themselves or even on their mountain ranges. A few years ago, there were legal disputes about the correct designation of origin of Himalayan salt.

In order to offer our wholesale customers a flawless product, we do not market Salt for Cooking from the Himalayan foothills under the name Himalayan salt, but have opted for "Alexander salt". This name goes back to the army of Alexander the Great, whose horses licked salt during the Indian campaign in 326 BC, which led to the discovery of salt localities in the Himalayas.

Differences to conventional table salt
Alexander salt and conventional table salt (sodium chloride) differ in several aspects, including their origin, minerals and use.
Origin: Alexander salt comes from the Salt Range in Pakistan (part of the Lesser Himalayas), conventional table salt is often obtained from seawater or by extraction from salt mines.
Minerals: In addition to sodium chloride, Alexander salt also contains a variety of minerals and trace elements such as iron, magnesium, calcium and potassium. The beautiful pink coloration of Lapis Vitalis crystal salt is also due to the natural addition of iron.
Table salt consists mainly of sodium chloride and does not usually contain significant amounts of other minerals. It is often enriched with iodine-containing additives to prevent iodine deficiency and is then sold as "iodized".
Processing: Alexander salt from Lapis Vitalis is only minimally processed; it is only crushed and coarsely ground. Conventional table salt may be chemically processed and contain additives and anti-caking agents to improve its flowability.

Advantages of Alexander salt
In times of refined industrial salt with various additives and sea salt contaminated with fine plastic and other residues, fossilized natural salt, which was deposited millions of years ago, is becoming increasingly important for a balanced and healthy diet.
Many people find the taste and color of Alexander fossil salt to be milder and richer compared to conventional table salt. Due to its pink color and texture, Lapis Vitalis crystal salt is often used in the kitchen for cooking and then as a decorative element when serving food. The variety of minerals and trace elements in Alexander salt could potentially offer health benefits. Unlike refined Salt for Cooking, which is mostly just sodium chloride, Alexander salt is a full salt
Compared to sea salt, Alexander salt is often considered less contaminated as it is mined deep underground in the salt dome. This means that the natural salt is protected from the environmental influences of seawater and microplastics, for example.

Use of salt in the diet
Salt is one of the most important ingredients in cooking and is used as table salt or in special applications such as salt plates. However, it is important to note that the use of Salt for Cooking in the diet, regardless of the type of salt, should be in moderation, as overconsumption can have negative effects on health.

Ensuring quality
Alexander salt is more than just sodium chloride from the foothills of the Himalayas! Decisive for the quality is the further processing after the extraction of the large raw salt stones from the salt mines. We have worked together with Gerold Bölts, the founder of Vogelflug, for a long time. Gerold Bölts is a consultant who has traded in salt from Pakistan for over twenty years and has gotten to know the country and its people intensively through more than 50 trips.

Based on this wealth of experience, we have chosen a processing and bottling company whose high quality standards and personnel policy have convinced us. For example, before bottling, the salt is cleaned using magnets to remove tiny metal shavings that can be produced by the mechanical crushing of the salt. The careful filling of the salt is then carried out exclusively by women, who would have no chance on the open labor market in Pakistan due to their personal life situation.