Murray River pink salt flakes
Soft pink flakes made from salty groundwater that is pumped out to keep it from flowing into Australia's biggest river.
Murray River salt
At a glance
| Origin | Murray–Darling Basin, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Rock and spring salt |
| How it's made | Highly saline groundwater is pumped from a deep aquifer at Mourquong, NSW, into crystalliser beds. Some of the salt is made into pink flakes in Mildura. |
| Colour and texture | Pale pink, soft, fine flakes. |
| Best for | Finishing: salads, meat, fish and baking. |
| Swap with | Maldon or other flake salts. |
| Why pink | The producer says the colour comes from minerals such as magnesium and calcium in the brine. |
The story
Salty groundwater seeping into the Murray River is a serious environmental problem. The pumping that supplies this salt is part of a chain of 18 salt-interception schemes along the river, which together stop about 200 tonnes of salt and brine a day from reaching it.
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For school projects and reports. Teachers often prefer the original sources too: see the list below.
The Salt Almanac. (2026, November 8). Murray river pink salt flakes. https://saltalmanac.com/salts/murray-river-salt
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Original sources
- ABC News (via inkl). Murray River Salt turns highly saline groundwater into versatile product. https://www.inkl.com/news/murray-river-salt-turns-highly-saline-groundwater-into-versatile-product