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October 2007
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A Fresh Look At Ketchup

Page 7: Tomato Ketchup Reviews ~ H To K

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*Favorite Product     ‡Organic Product    †Kosher Product

Tomato-Based Ketchups H To K

• *‡Happy Girl Kitchen Company Certified Organic Heirloom Tomato Country Ketchup (photo at right). Aroma: nose-filling tomato aroma. Taste: Intense tomato with the sweetness of the fruit predominant, just a trifle of sharpness. Neither seeds nor skins are filtered out of this ketchup. A favorite. No nutrition information. First ingredient: organic heirloom tomatoes. Sweetener: honey. No date code.

• Hawkshead Relish Company Spicy Tomato Ketchup. Aroma: bell peppers and tomatoes. Taste: bell peppers, with a strong flat, almost metallic note. Despite the name, this ketchup is not really spicy, though there is an after note of chile pepper. Thicker than most, with a slightly chunky texture. No nutrition information. Imported from the U.K. First ingredient: tomatoes. Sweetener: sugar. Date coded.
• Hela Gewurz Ketchup Delikat (Mild Curry Ketchup). Aroma: curry, spices. Taste: sweet, mild curry with other spices, no real tomato presence. Somewhat thicker than most. No per-serving nutrition information. Imported from Germany. First ingredient: tomato juice. Sweetener: sugar, dextrose. Date coded.
• †Heinz No Salt Added Tomato Ketchup. Aroma: cooked tomatoes and vinegar. Taste: tinny and flat, intense tomato, overwhelmingly vinegary aftertaste. Absolutely awful. Certified kosher by The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations. Date coded. Per one tablespoon serving: 15 calories, 4g sugars, 0mg sodium. First ingredient: tomato concentrate. Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup.
• ‡†Heinz Organic Tomato Ketchup. Aroma: vinegar. Taste: sweet, salty and sharp, with an overwhelmingly vinegary aftertaste. Per one tablespoon serving: 20 calories, 4g sugars, 190mg sodium. First ingredient: organic tomato concentrate. Sweetener: organic sugar. Date coded. Certified kosher by The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.
• †Heinz Reduced Sugar Tomato Ketchup. Aroma: vinegar. Taste: intense tomato flavor, salty, with powerful vinegar aftertaste. Per one tablespoon serving: 5 calories, 1g sugars, 190mg sodium. First ingredient: tomato concentrate. Sweetener: sucralose. Date coded. Certified kosher by The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.  
• †Heinz Tomato Ketchup. Aroma: vinegar. Taste: salty, sweet and sharp, with an overwhelmingly vinegary aftertaste. Per one tablespoon serving: 15 calories, 4g sugars, 190 mg sodium. First ingredient: tomato concentrate. Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup. Date coded. Certified kosher by The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.
• Henry’s Grandma’s Catsup. Aroma: gentle vinegar and a bit of spice. Taste: quite sweet, intense tomato and a bit of spice, with some vinegar aftertaste. Thicker consistency than most, with some chunks of onion. No nutrition information. First ingredient: tomatoes. Sweetener: sugar. No date code.
• Hill Country Homestyle Canning Mild Jalapeño Ketchup. Aroma: jalapeño, vinegar and garlic. Taste, jalapeno, sweet, tomato and salt flavors. Definite heat “afterburn,” but not scorching. This may be mild by Texas standards, but it isn’t so by mine! Thinner than most, with a slightly chunky texture. No nutrition information. First ingredient: tomato sauce. Sweetener: sugar. No date code.
• †Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup (No Salt Added). Aroma: vinegar. Taste: sweet and intense tomato but flat, with some vinegar aftertaste. Per one tablespoon serving: 20 calories, 4g sugars, 0mg sodium. First ingredient: tomato concentrate. Sweetener: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup. Date coded. Certified kosher by The Organized Kashrus Laboratories.

• Johnny Midnite Coyote Ketchup. Aroma: like a barbecue or steak sauce. Taste: Very salty, a bit of a spice kick, vinegar and spice aftertaste. Much thinner consistency than most. No nutrition information. First ingredient: tomato paste. Sweetener: corn syrup, sugar. Date coded.
• *‡June Taylor Tomato Ketchup (photo at right). Aroma: tomatoes, sweet spices, and vinegar. Taste: intense tomato, with sweet notes; also sweet spices and some vinegar aftertaste. Somewhat thicker consistency than most. A favorite. No nutrition information. First ingredient: organic tomatoes. Sweetener: organic sugar. Note: The ingredients are organic but the product has not applied for USDA organic certification. No date code.
  Photo of June Taylor ketchups ©  Perry Small.
• ‡Katchkie Ketchup. Made from the harvest of an organic tomato farm in upstate New York, this ketchup is packed with farm goodness: organic tomatoes and onion, green bell peppers and apples, plus cider vinegar and a load of spices. All of the other ingredients dilute what could be more robust tomato flavor, and the ketchup is very sweet with light brown sugar.
  

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