Weber Gourmet Burger Seasoning — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Weber Gourmet Burger Seasoning by Weber OKAY — score 60/90.
A mostly-recognizable spice blend, but salt is the #1 ingredient and there's added sugar plus a cosmetic caramel color on a product that markets itself as having 'no artificial' anything.
Why this verdict
- Salt is the #1 ingredient, so it's mostly a sodium delivery system
- Added sugar and caramel color sit alongside otherwise real spices
- No artificial flavors, no MSG, no preservatives keeps it from being engineered
- Recognizable, mostly whole-food spice and vegetable base
Ingredients (13)
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- ONION) (safe) — Dried real onion, a whole-food flavor base.
- Spices (safe) — Seasoning blend; negligible quantity, no concern.
- GARLIC (safe) — Whole aromatic; flavor and beneficial plant compounds.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- CHILI PEPPER (safe) — Real pepper for heat, no issue.
- rice concentrate (moderate) — Anti-caking/flow agent (rice hulls/concentrate). Functional filler, not nutrition.
- Tomato Powder (moderate) — Reconstituted tomato paste with anticaking agent for masala flavor
- Red Bell Pepper (safe) — Real vegetable for color and flavor.
- caramel color (moderate) — Artificial-adjacent coloring used purely for cosmetic browning.
- Natural Smoke and Grill Flavors (moderate) — Catch-all 'natural flavor' for a smoky/grilled note. Not artificial, but undisclosed proprietary blend.
- Paprika Extractives (Color) (safe) — Natural color from paprika, harmless.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — A vague regulatory catch-all that can hide a range of processing aids; not transparent, so it loses points.