Clean Choice Awards 2016: Spices
Add boosted flavor to any meal with these healthy herbs and spices.
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SALT OF THE EARTH
Ojio Fleur de Sel Premium French Sea Salt
This coarse-ground sea salt was harvested by hand in France and dried in the sun. Its high-mineral complexity and delicate texture are best appreciated when used as a finishing salt.
$20, myojio.com
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s.a.l.t. sisters Dragon’s Breath Rub
This spice rub infused with smoked paprika and applewood-smoked peppercorn gives meats, veggies and chili a hearty punch of heat, and, like all s.a.l.t. Sisters seasonings, it’s made with unrefined sea salt and all-natural, non-GMO ingredients.
HERE’S THE RUB
GuRoux Seasonings Great Lakes Steak & Seafood Mustard-Sweet Onion
Used as a rub for meats or to sprinkle on seafood, this mustard and onion seasoning adds deep flavor to your recipes without the salt and sugar overload of many conventional spice blends.
$6, gurouxbrands.com
PEP IT UP
Simply Organic Pepper and More Spice Right Everyday Blend
Spice up your scrambled eggs, meats, soups and veggie dishes with this super-flavorful, robust blend of chiles, black pepper, garlic, onion and sea salt from one of our favorite sources for non-irradiated spices.
THE SPICE IS RIGHT
Frontier Co-op Organic Ceylon Cinnamon
Harvested from the bark of a small evergreen tree from Sri Lanka, Ceylon cinnamon is said to be the true cinnamon. It has a milder and sweeter flavor than the more common Cassia cinnamon, making it especially ideal for desserts as well as South Asian and Mexican dishes.
$6.50, frontiercoop.com