Creole Seasoning Blend and Hidden Sugars

The following is the blend of spices that I used in the recipe for the Cajun Gumbo recipe I posted earlier in my blog.

When you're trying to keep to twenty net grams of carbs every little thing counts. If you read the labels of most seasoning blends in the stores you'll find that many of them have sugar as an ingredient. The closer it is to the start of the list the more of it there is in the item.

Creole seasoning blend

2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon white pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
5 tablespoons paprika
3 tablespoons salt

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and salt. Store in an airtight container.


Many times it's best to create your own blend of spices to insure that you're not getting any extra sugar carbs.

Sugar is not always listed as sugar and it can be a little tricky finding it but not impossible. Here are some other names for sugar that you might see when reading a label.

When you find words that end in -ose, there's a good chance it is sugar. Sugars ending in -ose are:

• Sucrose
• Maltose
• Dextrose
• Fructose
• Glucose
• Galactose
• Lactose
• High fructose corn syrup
• Glucose solids

 Sugar also masquerades under the following names: 

• Cane juice
• Dehydrated cane juice
• Cane juice solids
• Cane juice crystals
• Molasses
• Honey
• Dextrin
• Maltodextrin
• Dextran
• Barley malt
• Beet sugar
• Corn syrup
• Corn syrup solids
• Caramel
• Buttered syrup
• Carob syrup
• Brown sugar
• Date sugar
• Malt syrup
• Diatase
• Diatastic malt
• Fruit juice
• Fruit juice concentrate
• Dehydrated fruit juice
• Fruit juice crystals
• Golden syrup
• Turbinado
• Raw sugar
• Sorghum syrup
• Refiner's syrup
• Ethyl maltol
• Maple syrup
• Yellow sugar