Taco Seasoning Mix - Original

How it scored 60 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 18 listed

• 1 Chili Pepper
  Fruits of plants in the genus Capsicum used as a spice.
  Safe
• 2 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 3 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 4 Onion
  The edible bulb of Allium cepa L., a widely cultivated vegetable in the Allium family that also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks.
  Safe
• 5 Spice
  A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…
  Moderate
• 6 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 7 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 8 Soya Bean
  Seed of Glycine max; legume rich in protein and oil.
  Low
• 9 Sunflower Oil
  Edible vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of Helianthus annuus, typically high in linoleic acid (omega-6) or, in high-oleic varieties, ole…
  Low
• 10 Corn Flour
  Finely ground flour from corn (maize) kernels; finer than cornmeal.
  Safe
• 11 Silicon Dioxide
  Silicon dioxide (silica, E551) is a synthetic amorphous silica.
  Low
• 12 Citric Acid
  Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.
  Low
• 13 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 14 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 15 Potassium Magnesium Chloride
  Mineral salt blend of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride; sometimes the double salt carnallite (KMgCl3.6H2O).
  Low
• 16 Vegetable Oil
  Generic term covering edible oils extracted from plant sources (soybean, canola, corn, sunflower, palm, etc.).
  Low
• 17 Canola
  Canola (Brassica napus) — typically refers to canola oil, a low-erucic-acid rapeseed oil.
  Low
• 18 Anti-Caking Agent
  Generic class label for substances added to powdered or granular foods to prevent clumping.
  Low