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Berbere Spice Blend

Berbere spice blend is a hot Ethiopian seasoning mixture used in stews, sauces, and savory dishes.

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About Berbere Spice Blend

Berbere spice blend is a dry mixture of ground chillies and aromatic spices used as a seasoning in Ethiopian and Eritrean-style cooking. It is stirred into stews, sauces, lentils, vegetables, meat, poultry, and other savoury dishes.

Heat and aroma are shaped by the proportions of chilli, warm spices, dried herbs, and other ingredients in the particular blend. Commercial and household formulations vary in salt, coarseness, heat, and spice composition, so the finished flavour is not uniform.

The blend is generally red to dark red and powdery or slightly coarse. It may be toasted or combined with oil or liquid before use; these steps alter its aroma, dispersion, moisture, and texture without making it a fixed recipe.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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Berbere Spice Blend

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Berbere Spice Blend nutrition & diet

Berbere Spice Blend nutritional value

Product example: BERBERE SEASONING (Whole Foods Market, Inc.)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
200kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
40.0g
Fat
0.0g

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Portions & preparation

Use the labeled blend or documented recipe, since berbere spice mixtures differ in chili, salt, herbs, spices, and occasional fillers or flavorings. Distinguish dry powder from a wet paste prepared with oil or liquid, and account for the small seasoning portion within the finished dish.

Compare the right form: Reference the specific packaged or homemade dry berbere spice blend, or its prepared paste, matching ingredients, salt, oil, fillers, and serving form.

Diet considerations

A berbere spice blend is plant-derived only when its full ingredient list contains no animal additions, and formulations vary by brand or recipe. Compatibility changes with dairy, ghee, meat stock, or other cooking additions. Flour, starch, sugar, and cereal ingredients can affect carbohydrate patterns in the complete dish.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — BERBERE SEASONING ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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