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Himalayan salt on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Himalayan salt is a kind of salt. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 2,213 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.

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Does Himalayan salt contain an allergen?

Himalayan salt is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is Himalayan salt vegan?

Yes. Himalayan salt is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.
VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does Himalayan salt have on a label?

On European labels it is “Sel de l'Himalaya” in French, “Himalayasalz” in German and “Sal del Himalaya” in Spanish. The other 5 languages are listed below.

French
Sel de l'Himalaya
German
Himalayasalz
Spanish
Sal del Himalaya
Italian
Sale dell'Himalaya
Polish
Sól himalajska, soli himalajskiej
Romanian
sare himalayana, sare de himalaya
Croatian
himalajska sol
Turkish
Himalaya tuzu

Which foods contain Himalayan salt?

Open Food Facts lists Himalayan salt or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 2,213 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and sweetened drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Biscuits and cakes163
  • Sweets94
  • Sweetened drinks77
  • Breakfast cereals76
  • Unsweetened drinks65
  • Dressings and sauces63

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 1,517 · France 119 · United Kingdom 105 · Poland 75.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Himalayan salt turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is Himalayan salt?

Himalayan salt is a kind of salt.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Himalayan salt
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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