PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seasoning composition which allows suppression of dripping from food materials without imparting thickness and/or sliminess in cooking of e.g. fried foods.SOLUTION: A seasoning composition contains 0.13-11.43 wt.% of xanthan gum and 0.03-2.86 wt.% of locust bean gum and is a powder and/or a granule.