The French Longhorn Academy is where we share our passion for French cooking, honest ingredients, and great food. Explore articles about French culinary traditions, the role of herbs and spices, clean-label seasonings, ingredient transparency, and practical cooking tips for everyday meals. Whether you're looking to improve your cooking skills or learn more about what's in your seasonings, you'll find helpful insights inspired by our family's journey from Burgundy, France, to Texas.

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Seasoning jar ingredient label highlighting silicon dioxide as an anti-caking agent used to reduce clumping in spice blends

What Is Silicon Dioxide in Food? Why It's Added...

Learn what silicon dioxide is, why it's used in seasoning blends, and why The French Longhorn chooses ingredient transparency over anti-caking agents.

What Is Silicon Dioxide in Food? Why It's Added...

Learn what silicon dioxide is, why it's used in seasoning blends, and why The French Longhorn chooses ingredient transparency over anti-caking agents.

Natural herbs and spices absorb moisture over time. A little clumping is often a sign of real ingredients, not poor quality.

Why Do Spices and Seasonings Naturally Clump? T...

Learn why spices and seasonings naturally clump, how moisture affects herbs and spices, and why clumping is often a normal characteristic of blends made without anti-caking agents.

Why Do Spices and Seasonings Naturally Clump? T...

Learn why spices and seasonings naturally clump, how moisture affects herbs and spices, and why clumping is often a normal characteristic of blends made without anti-caking agents.

Discover what anti-caking agents are, why they are added to many seasoning blends, and why The French Longhorn chooses ingredient transparency and flavor-first seasonings instead.

What Are Anti-Caking Agents? And Why We Choose ...

Discover what anti-caking agents are, why they are added to many seasoning blends, and why The French Longhorn chooses ingredient transparency and flavor-first seasonings instead.

What Are Anti-Caking Agents? And Why We Choose ...

Discover what anti-caking agents are, why they are added to many seasoning blends, and why The French Longhorn chooses ingredient transparency and flavor-first seasonings instead.

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What Is Really Inside Your Spice Blend?

Learn what's really inside many seasoning blends and why The French Longhorn uses no preservatives, anti-caking agents, artificial additives, or fillers. Discover the benefits of clean-label organic seasonings.

What Is Really Inside Your Spice Blend?

Learn what's really inside many seasoning blends and why The French Longhorn uses no preservatives, anti-caking agents, artificial additives, or fillers. Discover the benefits of clean-label organic seasonings.