AKGUN GLOBAL TRADE Company imports the highest quality gourmet food-grade Himalayan Salts direct from the source. When left in its raw, natural state, pink Himalayan Salt is rich in a variety of nutrients and minerals essential to our health and overall well-being (it is reported to have 84 different trace minerals). Himalayan Salt is harvested from the heart of the Himalayan Mountains. Formed over the last 250 million years, it is considered the purest salt in the world as it is virtually free of pollutants and toxins. â?? â??Himalayan Salt is different from any other salt found on the planet. Its beautiful color ranging from pink to light red occurs naturally due to this rock salts unique mineral composition. When examined under a microscope, the crystals within the salt form gorgeously perfect geometric patterns.