Our Spices & Seasonings Blog

Learning about new spices is a lot of fun, especially when you realize what health benefits you have been missing out on for so long! According to your spice fanatics here at The Great American Spice Company, we believe that including some sort of spice or herb in every dish you cook is a must! We’ve already told you about some interesting advantages of including cayenne peppers, fennel, cinnamon and ginger into your diet. Here are the final spices that you should be ingesting regularl …

Spices are something that should be used more often while cooking. If you love cooking with spices and trying new things, then you’ll be excited to learn more about the spices we’re about to tell you about. We guarantee that you’ve heard of these spices, and you may have even used them while cooking, but do you know the wonderful advantages of each? Catch up on our last blog to learn why we consider these specific spices our all-stars. Read more interesting facts about spices below.Cinnamon …

What do you know about herbs and spices? You know by now that they taste great in a variety of dishes that you love, but do you know other secret advantages that they can provide you with? Do you know that there are many different spices that are considered all-stars that not only add amazing flavor to the food you love, but amazing healing benefits that you’ll cherish.Cayenne PeppersDid you know that the heat of a cayenne pepper is actually brought on by capsaicin. It is the substance in a pepp …

Recently, we have been giving you a lot of ways to include cinnamon into your daily diet. We’ve talked about everything from making ice cubes with a pinch of cinnamon in each to adding cinnamon to your coffee. If you love the idea of adding cinnamon to your daily diet, know that there are rewards for doing so! Cinnamon can benefit your body in more ways that just one!Better heart health! Studies have found that a diet that is rich in spices like turmeric and cinnamon can curb the many negat …

Cinnamon is a highly popular spice that many people use on a daily basis. You can add cinnamon to your hot cup of Joe, into your daily breakfast, into a peanut butter dip, into ice to make a delicious cold drink, and on top of yogurt and/or fruit. The Great American Spice Company has many great varieties of cinnamon available for you to use with the previous 5 ways we just mentioned and for the additional ways below. Do you like black bean soup, chili or lentils? Add in a shake, …