Gujarat · Solar-harvested sea salt

सत्य का आग्रह — अपनी धरती का नमक

In 1930, India walked to the sea at Dandi because salt belonged to its people. Satyagraha Namak is named for that walk — honest salt from the saltpans of Gujarat that answers for itself, batch by batch.

We harvest from the saltpans of Gujarat by solar evaporation, wash and re-crystallise under controlled conditions, and pack in barrier film made by our own parent company — so purity, moisture and grain size stay consistent, batch after batch.

Satyagraha Namak Iodized Salt — 1 kg pack with the block-print seal and Devanagari wordmark
FSSAI Licensed ISO 22000 HACCP Compliant NSE SME Listed Parent Batch-wise Lab Tested
The story behind the name

A pinch of salt that shook an empire

Under British law, it was illegal for Indians to collect or sell their own salt. Every household had to buy taxed salt — a tax that fell hardest on the poorest, on something no kitchen can do without. Gandhi chose salt precisely because it was ordinary: everyone understood what it meant.

Satyagraha — holding firmly to truth — was his method: no violence, no retreat, only the quiet refusal to accept an unjust law. The march that carried that idea to the sea gave our salt its name.

"With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire." M. K. GANDHI · DANDI · 6 APRIL 1930

SABARMATI ASHRAM → DANDI · ~385 KM · 24 DAYS · GUJARAT COASTLINE

  1. 12 MARCH 1930

    The march begins

    Gandhi leaves Sabarmati Ashram on foot with 78 chosen satyagrahis, bound for the sea. He has told the Viceroy plainly, in writing, what he intends to do.

  2. MARCH–APRIL 1930

    Village to village through Gujarat

    For 24 days the marchers walk about 385 kilometres, stopping in villages along the way. Crowds swell to thousands; the world's press follows every step.

  3. 5 APRIL 1930

    Reaching Dandi

    The march arrives at Dandi, a small coastal village on the Gujarat shoreline — the same coastline our salt comes from today.

  4. 6 APRIL 1930

    The salt law is broken

    At dawn, after prayers, Gandhi bends down and lifts a handful of natural salt from the mud flats. With that simple act, an unjust law stands defied — without a single blow struck.

  5. THE MONTHS AFTER

    Salt becomes a symbol

    Civil disobedience spreads across India; tens of thousands court arrest making and selling salt. The humble crystal becomes the emblem of swaraj — self-rule, self-reliance, dignity in the everyday.

The process

From sea to pack, without shortcuts

Four steps, in this order, every time. It is a slow way to make salt. It is also the right one.

01

Solar harvest

Seawater rests in the open saltpans of Gujarat. The sun does the work no machine improves on — evaporating water and leaving crystal behind.

02

Washing

The raw harvest is washed to remove sand, silt and surface impurities — nothing added, only what shouldn't be there taken away.

03

Controlled evaporation

Re-crystallisation under controlled conditions keeps moisture and grain size uniform, so every pack pours and dissolves the same way.

04

Packed in our own film

The salt goes into moisture-barrier film engineered in-house by RFBL Flexi Pack — the one step most salt brands hand to the lowest bidder.

The iodine promise

The iodine you pay for should still be there when you cook.

Iodine escapes in heat and humidity — which is to say, it escapes in India. A pack that tested well at the factory can quietly stop doing its job on the shelf, in transit, or in your kitchen.

Our iodized salt is fortified with potassium iodate at a level set so that it still meets the required standard by the time it reaches your plate — not just when it leaves ours. Salt that doesn't deliver iodine to the plate isn't doing its job.

Why the pack matters as much as the salt

  • Satyagraha Namak is a brand of RFBL Flexi Pack Limited — flexible packaging is our parent business, not a purchase order.
  • The moisture-barrier film protecting your salt is developed and made in-house, engineered for Indian heat and humidity.
  • Most brands source salt carefully, then hand the packaging to whoever quotes lowest. We don't.
Satyagraha Namak Iodized Salt 1 kg stand-up pouch: white pack with a deep sea-blue band carrying the gold Satyagraha Namak wordmark, a saltpan-grid motif above, a crystal window below, and a printed batch code near the base.
SATYAGRAHA NAMAK IODIZED SALT · 1 KG PILLOW PACK · RFBL BARRIER FILM
The pack design

Designed to be read, built to protect

Everything on the front of the pack is there to tell you something true. Reading it top to bottom:

  • 01

    The block-print seal

    Our mark, pressed like a khadi woodblock stamp — सत्याग्रह नमक in Devanagari beneath a gold salt crystal. A seal of authenticity before you read a word more.

  • 02

    The wordmark band

    सत्याग्रह नमक in gold Devanagari on deep sea-blue — the one bold moment on an otherwise quiet, salt-white pack.

  • 03

    The pillow pack

    The format every Indian kitchen knows — crimp-sealed top and bottom, easy to hold, easy to pour. Nothing extra to pay for; the protection is in the film itself.

  • 04

    The plain-spoken base

    Origin and weight, stated simply — Solar-harvested · Gujarat, Net Wt. 1 kg. No clutter, no over-claiming; the pack says only what is true.

And the part you can't see: the pouch itself is moisture-barrier film engineered in-house by RFBL Flexi Pack — so the design lasts as long as the iodine does.

Why Satyagraha Namak

Plain salt, honestly made

Salt is the decision that makes or breaks the dish. These are the reasons to make it once and not think about it again.

Packaging is our parent business

Moisture-barrier film developed in-house by RFBL Flexi Pack, so the iodine you pay for is still there when you cook.

Batch transparency

Every production batch is lab-tested before it is cleared for packing, with records that trace back to its harvest — and reports available on request.

Consistent granulation

Uniform crystal size — pours freely, dissolves properly in a tadka or a pickle. It doesn't clump, and it doesn't go limp.

A clean label

Only what needs to be in there. No bleaching, no fillers — salt, iodine, and nothing to explain away.

Certified and accountable

FSSAI licensed, ISO 22000 and HACCP compliant manufacturing, batch-wise lab testing. As an NSE SME listed company, our disclosures are public and our governance is on record.

India's own salt

From the Indian coastline, by Indian hands. The same trust — without the premium you pay for imported pink salt.

Our salt

One salt, in the forms your kitchen asks for

Different dishes ask different things of salt. The grain changes; the standard doesn't.

Satyagraha Namak Iodized Salt 1 kg pouch

Iodized Fine Salt

For the everyday kitchen

Free-flowing fine crystal, fortified with potassium iodate. The daily salt for dal, sabzi, tadka and everything in between.

1 kg · 500 g
Satyagraha Namak Crystal Salt 1 kg pouch with coarse grain window

Crystal Salt

For pickles & papads

Coarser, uniform grain for homes that make their own achaar and papad — where grain size genuinely decides the result.

1 kg
Satyagraha Namak Iodized Salt 25 kg bulk woven sack

Bulk & HoReCa Packs

For kitchens that never close

The same batch-tested salt in bulk consignments for cloud kitchens, caterers, hotels and restaurants. Same quality, every consignment.

5 kg · 25 kg · custom
For business buyers

Consistency you can put on a purchase order

Cloud kitchens, caterers and HoReCa buyers don't need a story — they need the hundredth consignment to match the first. Controlled granulation, batch-wise lab reports and in-house packaging make that a process, not a promise.

Write to our institutional team
  • Batch-wise lab test reports with every consignment
  • Uniform granulation, specified and held to
  • Bulk formats: 5 kg, 25 kg, and custom packs
  • In-house barrier packaging for long storage life
  • An NSE SME listed counterparty, on the record
Where to find us

At the counter you already trust

Kirana stores

At the neighbourhood counter, where most of India still buys its salt.

Modern trade

On supermarket shelves across our distribution regions.

Quick commerce

On quick-commerce apps, at your door in minutes.

Our D2C store

Direct from us, with batch details on every order.

Questions, answered plainly

Frequently asked questions

Is Satyagraha Namak iodized?

Yes. Satyagraha Namak iodized salt is fortified with potassium iodate at a level set so the salt still meets the required iodine standard by the time it reaches your plate — not just when it leaves the factory. Iodine escapes in heat and humidity, which is why our moisture-barrier packaging matters as much as the fortification itself.

Where does Satyagraha Namak come from?

From the saltpans of Gujarat, on the Indian coastline. Seawater is concentrated by solar evaporation under the Gujarat sun, then washed and re-crystallised under controlled conditions before packing.

What makes Satyagraha Namak different from other salt brands?

Packaging is our parent business. Satyagraha Namak is a brand of RFBL Flexi Pack Limited, an NSE SME listed company, and the moisture-barrier film protecting the salt is engineered in-house rather than bought from the lowest bidder. Add batch-wise lab testing, uniform granulation and a clean label — no bleaching, no fillers.

Which salt should I use for pickles and papads?

Satyagraha Namak Crystal Salt — the coarse-grain variant in the gold-band pack. Grain size genuinely decides the result in achaar and papad making, so we keep the crystal size uniform and visibly coarse.

Do you supply salt in bulk to hotels, restaurants and cloud kitchens?

Yes. Bulk packs of 5 kg, 25 kg and custom sizes for HoReCa and institutional kitchens, with batch-wise lab test reports accompanying every consignment. Write to info@rfblflexi.com.

Is Satyagraha Namak certified?

Satyagraha Namak is FSSAI licensed, manufactured under ISO 22000 and HACCP compliant processes, and lab-tested batch by batch. Our parent company's NSE SME listing means our disclosures are public and our governance is on record.