Specialty & Gourmet Salt Supplier | Black, Flake & Smoked Salt

Q: Is black salt the same as Himalayan pink salt?

It starts as the same rock but is kiln-fired with charcoal and botanical additions, which alters its compounds and aroma substantially. Pink salt tastes clean and mineral; black salt is pungent and savoury. They are not interchangeable in a recipe.

Q: Can you blend to our own seasoning recipe?

Yes. Send the formulation, or a target profile and we will develop it. We blend, sieve and pack to your specification, and hold the recipe on file for repeat runs. Minimum is generally one pallet per blend.

Q: How should flake salt be packed for export?

Rigid cartons rather than sacks — flakes crush under their own weight in a stacked bag and arrive as ordinary fine salt. We pack in 10 kg cartons with inner liners, or straight into your retail tubs.

Specialty and gourmet salts

Beyond standard pink salt sits a specialty range that carries better margin and differentiates a retail shelf. Black salt, flake salt, smoked grades and seasoned blends all come off the same seam but are processed differently — and each has a distinct buyer.

Himalayan black salt (kala namak) — coarse, ground and powdered

Pyramid flake salt for finishing

Cold-smoked grades over natural hardwood

Garlic, herb, chilli and lemon blends to your recipe

Specifications and article numbers

Quote by article number for a faster turnaround. Anything not listed can be produced to your specification.

Art. no.	Product	Specification	Packing
SPC-940	Black salt, coarse	2–5 mm kala namak	25 kg sack
SPC-941	Black salt, ground	0.3–0.8 mm	25 kg sack
SPC-942	Black salt, powder	< 0.3 mm	25 kg sack
SPC-943	Flake salt	pyramid flake, finishing	10 kg carton
SPC-944	Smoked pink salt	cold smoked, hardwood	10 kg carton
SPC-945	Garlic salt blend	to your recipe	25 kg sack

Black salt is not a colour variant

Kala namak is pink salt kiln-fired with charcoal and botanicals, which changes its sulphur compounds and gives it the distinctive savoury, egg-like aroma. It is a different product with a different buyer — South Asian food manufacturers, chaat producers and, increasingly, vegan food brands using it to give plant-based dishes an egg character. Do not merchandise it as a decorative colour option; it tastes strongly and specifically.

Flake salt is a finishing product

Pyramid flakes are grown rather than crushed, which gives them the flat crystal that dissolves instantly on the tongue. They are a finishing salt, sold in small volumes at a high price per kilogram, and they crush easily — pack accordingly. Buyers who order flake expecting a bulk cooking salt are usually looking for coarse grade instead.

Buyer questions

Is black salt the same as Himalayan pink salt?+

It starts as the same rock but is kiln-fired with charcoal and botanical additions, which alters its compounds and aroma substantially. Pink salt tastes clean and mineral; black salt is pungent and savoury. They are not interchangeable in a recipe.

Can you blend to our own seasoning recipe?+