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El Gringo Loco Taco Seasoning

Contains high sodium

A nine-ingredient blend of chiles, herbs and spices, with cornstarch and sea salt. The brand says its blends use locally grown organic chili peppers; each 4.5 g serving has 390 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains corn
$3.99 lowest price at Ocean State Pepper Co.
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 2 tsp mix (for 2 tacos) (4.5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
390mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: ANCHO CHILI POWDER, MINCED ONION, CORNSTARCH, SEA SALT, BLACK PEPPER, CUMIN, SMOKED PAPRIKA, OREGANO, GARLIC
88 / 100
Excellent Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%85
Sourcing · counts 10%78
Transparency · counts 20%78
Why it scores 88
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · 9 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 85 · Ground spices mixed with cornstarch and salt; otherwise a simple seasoning blend
Sourcing 78 · The brand says its blends use locally grown organic chili peppers.
Transparency 78 · Full ingredient list and specific brand-stated chili origin and growing practice.
390 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
ANCHO CHILI POWDER MINCED ONION CORNSTARCH SEA SALT BLACK PEPPER CUMIN SMOKED PAPRIKA OREGANO GARLIC
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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