eli5: Himalayan salt contains minerals like Potassium which give it’s Pink Color. Does that mean that a chunk of it would be radioactive to a small degree, like a banana?

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eli5: Himalayan salt contains minerals like Potassium which give it’s Pink Color. Does that mean that a chunk of it would be radioactive to a small degree, like a banana?

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Answer 1

Himalayan sea salt is pink because of iron oxide (rust) and only has trace elements of potassium, and not potassium 40. There’s more lithium (which moderates mood) and in some cases lead in Himalayan salt than potassium