WHAT'S IN HEINZ KETCHUP?
HEINZ KETCHUP — NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
RAPID REVIEW
October 2025
HEINZ KETCHUP: Today, Heinz Ketchup is the #1 selling ketchup in the U.S. (Source: Statista 2025) Kraft Heinz states, “Our Dream” which includes making “Food that’s good for your health, and good for our planet”.
HEINZ KETCHUP WAS ONCE Closest To Homemade: Seen below left, Heinz Ketchup was once made with only four ingredients including Cane Sugar as an added sweetener. Now, Heinz Ketchup is made with eight ingredients including Tomato Concentrate plus added “Natural Flavoring” and two added sweeteners >> High Fructose Corn Syrup and Corn Syrup << both of which come from corn. (Source: Kraft Heinz Heinz Web site 10/25) According to the USDA 2025, 92% of U.S. corn is genetically modified.
Shown below, KETCHUP COMPARISON: Heinz vs. True Made Foods Veggie Ketchup which is Closest To Homemade with no High Fructose Corn Syrup, no Added Sugar, no Added Flavors and is sweetened with Apples, Carrots + Butternut Squash. (Source: True Made Foods Web site 10/25)
CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE: The Closest To Homemade Ketchup brands you see on the charts below have no ingredients Not In Kitchen >> they have no High Fructose Corn Syrup, Flavors, Colors, Corn Syrup or Chemical Preservatives. (Sources for ingredients: Brand Web sites 10/25)
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