What is Cajun seasoning made of?
Cajun seasoning blends peppers and garlic with ingredients such as salt, paprika, thyme, celery seed, and onion. The exact combination varies: some blends use just salt, peppers, and garlic.
What is it made of?
- Salt: Supplies saltiness. It appears in both McCormick Cajun Seasoning and Slap Ya Mama Original Blend.
- Red and black pepper: Give both blends their peppery character. Their proportions are not disclosed, so the ingredient lists do not tell you which blend is hotter.
- Garlic: Adds savory flavor alongside the peppers. McCormick lists garlic; Slap Ya Mama specifies granulated garlic.
- Additional spices and onion: McCormick includes paprika, thyme, celery seed, and onion, adding more aromatic ingredients to the blend. Slap Ya Mama Original Blend does not list these additions.
How the parts work together
- Saltiness, pepper character, and garlic's savory flavor form the core of both products. Slap Ya Mama Original Blend keeps to those four ingredients: salt, black pepper, red pepper, and granulated garlic.
- McCormick layers onion and additional spices onto that core. Its thyme, celery seed, and paprika distinguish it from the shorter Original Blend ingredient list.
- The McCormick product appears under Signature Seasoning branding, with Perfect Pinch wording still used in its description. These ingredient differences belong to the named products; other varieties can have different blends.
Sources
- McCormick: Cajun Seasoning
Supports the named spices, garlic, onion, salt, and the product's Cajun-style description.
- Slap Ya Mama: Original Blend Cajun Seasoning
Supports the four listed ingredients and the specific Original Blend product identity.