Our Ingredients | Cinder & Coal Co.

The Artisan Difference

Walk down the spice aisle and flip a bottle over. You will find "spices" listed without specificity. Silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agent. Maltodextrin as a filler. "Natural flavors" that tell the consumer nothing.

Cinder & Coal Co. was not built that way. Every formula starts with a flavor objective, not a cost target. The chef defines what the seasoning needs to taste like on the plate, sources the ingredients that achieve that result, and builds the formula around performance.

What We Source and Why

Smoked Paprika (Spanish, 120 ASTA) The ASTA rating measures color potency and smoke depth. Most commodity paprika tests 60 to 80 ASTA. We source at 120 ASTA, the same grade used in professional kitchens.
Greek Oregano (High Oil, VO 3%) Volatile oil content determines whether oregano actually tastes like oregano. At 3%, this is aromatic, potent, and alive. Most grocery oregano tests below 1%.
Roasted Garlic (Granulated) Raw garlic powder burns at high heat and turns bitter. Roasted garlic caramelizes instead of charring. This is why steakhouse seasoning tastes different.
Turbinado Sugar Not for sweetness. The large crystal structure caramelizes slowly under heat, building bark on smoked and grilled meats.
Kosher Salt Larger crystal, cleaner flavor, better adhesion. The standard in every professional kitchen in America.
Dried Parsley and Cilantro Low-temperature dehydration preserves volatile oils that conventional drying destroys.
Lemon Peel (California, Granulated) Citrus brightness without moisture. Essential in Herb & Bright.
Red Pepper Flakes Not just heat. Texture. The crunch of a flake on a grilled wing is part of the experience.

What You Will Never Find

No MSG and no monosodium glutamate in any form
No silicon dioxide or any other anti-caking agent
No maltodextrin or any starch-based filler
No artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives
No "natural flavors" listed without identifying the source
No sugar listed as the first or second ingredient in any blend

If it does not belong in a professional kitchen, it does not belong in our bottle. That is not a tagline. It is a sourcing policy.

Real Ingredients.No Compromises.

The Artisan Difference

What We Source and Why

What You Will Never Find

The Chef Is Cooking.You Should Be Watching.

Real Ingredients.
No Compromises.

The Chef Is Cooking.
You Should Be Watching.