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Kroger Tomato Ketchup 20 oz

Contains high fructose corn syrup

Tomato ketchup with vinegar, onion powder and spices. It contains high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and 4 g added sugar per tablespoon.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains corn
$3.98 20 oz · lowest price at ByBies
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (17g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
160mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Tomato concentrate, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, corn syrup, salt, spice, onion powder, natural flavors
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%42
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 42 · 4 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 68 · High fructose corn syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Corn syrup, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Ketchup made with corn syrups and natural flavors
Sourcing 35 · Refined corn syrups are listed; no origin or growing practice is stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spice and natural flavors are unspecified
High fructose corn syrup
4 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato concentrate High fructose corn syrup Distilled vinegar Corn syrup Salt Spice Onion powder Natural flavors
8 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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