Tis the season for crawfish! And – who knew there was so much variation among crawfish boil seasoning blends – not only taste-wise, but nutritionally, as well. In today’s Love it, Like it, Hate it, we’re Getting the Skinny with Molly on the best and worst seasoning blends – nutritionally speaking, of course.
Notes: Nutrition Facts are per ¼ teaspoon serving
LOVE IT!
Creative Cajun Cooking Seafood Boil
- 22 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: salt, monosodium glutamate, red pepper, garlic, paprika, black pepper, crab spice, oleoresin paprika (an oil-soluble extract from sweet red pepper), lemon oil
LIKE IT!
Cajun Land Complete Crab, Shrimp & Crawfish Boil
- 230 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: Salt, red pepper, dextrose, paprika, dehydrated garlic, mustard bran, onion, natural flavors & artificial color
- 240 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: Salt, spices (including red pepper), dextrose, natural flavor, soy lecithin, extractives of paprika, lemon juice solids
- 250 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: Salt, cayenne pepper, citric acid, pure cane sugar, orange peel, dried garlic, spices, black pepper, monosodium glutamate, lemon oil
Zatarain’s Shrimp & Crab Boil Concentrate & Louisiana Fry Crawfish, Crab & Shrimp Liquid Boil
- 0 sodium per serving; Use 1 tablespoon per 5# crawfish or shrimp
- Ingredients include: Water, polysorbate 80, spice extractives, including capsicum, natural & artificial flavor, caramel color, paprika extracts
- Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier that’s generally considered safe, but some research has linked to negative effects like anaphylacticreactions, and disrupted gastrointestinal microflora.
HATE IT!
Louisiana Fish Fry Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Powdered Boil
- 300 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients:Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Paprika, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Natural Flavors, Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Lemon Oil Flavor, Citric Acid.
Zatarain’s Extra Spicy Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil
- 380 mg sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: Salt, spices (including red pepper), dextrose, natural flavor, extractives of paprika, monosodium glutamate, lemon juice solids
Zatarain’s Complete Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil
- 480 sodium per ¼ teaspoon
- Ingredients: Salt, dextrose, spices (including red pepper), natural flavor, extractives of paprika, monosodium glutamate, lemon puree, sugar, lemon juice.
Coming up next: Molly has the inside scoop on the many health benefits of crawfish, so you can truly indulge, guilt free!
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