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Shawarma spice blend

Shawarma spice blend is a warm, aromatic seasoning used for shawarma-style meat, poultry, and vegetable dishes.

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About Shawarma spice blend

Shawarma spice blend is a prepared dry seasoning mixture associated with shawarma-style cooking. It is rubbed onto meat, poultry, or vegetables before grilling, roasting, or pan-cooking, and may also flavour marinades, sauces, rice, or filled breads. The mixture seasons the surface and can spread through juices or cooking fat.

It usually has a warm, earthy, peppery, and aromatic profile, often with notes from cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, or allspice. Exact heat, saltiness, colour, and sweetness vary by maker and regional practice. A blend containing more paprika or turmeric will look more red or yellow.

It is sold loose from spice shops or as a packaged powder. The dry seasoning may be mixed with oil, yogurt, lemon juice, or another marinade before use, or sprinkled directly onto food. Cooking disperses its colour and aroma and softens raw spice notes.

Ingredient type
seasoning

Forms & related ingredients

  • Cumincontains · Shawarma spice blend → Cumin
  • Cinnamoncontains · Shawarma spice blend → Cinnamon
  • Cardamomcontains · Shawarma spice blend → Cardamom
  • Turmericcontains · Shawarma spice blend → Turmeric
  • Paprikacontains · Shawarma spice blend → Paprika
  • Allspicecontains · Shawarma spice blend → Allspice
  • Black Peppercontains · Shawarma spice blend → Black Pepper
  • Coriandercontains · Shawarma spice blend → Coriander

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Shawarma spice blend nutrition & diet

Shawarma spice blend nutritional value

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

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

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Protein
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Carbs
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Fat
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Portions & preparation

Identify the brand or recipe and match the dry spice blend rather than prepared shawarma. Salt, sugar, starches, oils, or anti-caking ingredients may vary, and the amount used in meat, poultry, vegetable, or sauce preparations should be separated from the portion of the finished dish.

Compare the right form: Match the exact dry shawarma blend by brand or recipe, including salt, sugar, starches, and additives; seasoned foods need full-recipe references.

Diet considerations

A shawarma spice blend is generally plant-derived, but the mixture may include unclear additives or cereal-based carriers. Compatibility changes when applied to meat, poultry, dairy, animal fats, coatings, or bread-based foods. The dry blend contributes differently from the prepared dish, whose carbohydrate pattern depends on additions and portion.

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
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • 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 — SHAWARMA SEASONING, SHAWARMA ↗. 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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