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Sazon

Latin seasoning blend with annatto, coriander and cumin.

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About Sazon

Sazon, or sazón, is a Latin seasoning blend used to flavour rice, beans, meats, poultry, seafood, soups, stews, and vegetables. Common formulations include annatto, coriander, and cumin, often alongside salt, garlic, oregano, pepper, or other spices. The name refers to a seasoning style rather than one universally fixed recipe.

Annatto commonly gives the blend a warm, savoury, lightly earthy character and a yellow-orange to reddish colour, while coriander and cumin contribute aromatic, citrusy, and warm spice notes. Salt levels, sweetness, heat, and intensity vary widely between regional recipes and commercial blends, so the finished flavour depends on the formula.

Sazon is usually sold as a dry powder or fine granular mixture in packets, jars, or bulk containers. It may be stirred into marinades, rubbed onto food, or bloomed in oil with other aromatics. Cooking disperses its colour and seasoning through the dish, while moisture softens any granular texture.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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Sazon nutrition & diet

Sazon nutritional value

Product example: SAZON (Badia Spices Inc.)

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

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Carbs
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Fat
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Portions & preparation

Treat sazon as a product-specific seasoning rather than a single standardized ingredient. Identify whether it is powdered, paste-like, or homemade, and review the complete blend before estimating its contribution to a dish. Serving context matters because it is usually distributed across a larger recipe.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact sazon brand or homemade formula, including annatto, coriander, cumin, salt, carriers, and form.

Diet considerations

The named blend suggests plant spices, but brand and recipe determine the complete composition. Compatibility may change with animal-derived flavorings, dairy, cereal carriers, added sugar, or processing aids. A sazon-containing dish may also include meat, stock, beans, rice, or other portion-dependent carbohydrate sources.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
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  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • 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 — SAZON ↗. 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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