Conclusion

Heinz Ketchup is sells more than 50% of the ketchup sold in the U.S. It is found in many fast food joints, for example McDonalds. Also, 38.5 million tons of ketchup is consumed a year. Ketchup has been around since 1801 and even before that.
Overall, ketchup has cancer fighting elements called lycopene, and can also help fight heart disease. They have found that the best source of lycopene is in ketchup and not tomatoes. This means that ketchup is actually good for you (to an extent).

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Part 3. The Good, The Bad and The Interesting (Cont.)

Some facts about Ketchup and its Ingredients:
-If you but a dirty penny in ketchup and wait 2 hours, the penny will come out shiny.
-The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of ingredients in the sauce.
-Kids eat 50% more ketchup than adults.
-High fructose corn syrup has the same number of calories as table sugar and is equal in sweetness. It contains no artificial or synthetic ingredients.
-High fructose corn syrup has many benefits. It keeps food fresh, enhances fruit and spice flavors, retains moisture in bran cereals, helps keep breakfast and energy bars moist, maintains consistent flavors in beverages and keeps ingredients evenly dispersed in condiments.
-Reducing salt in the diet can lower blood pressure.

Part 3. The Good, The Bad and The Interesting (Cont.)

Here are the nutrition facts. (Based on 1 tablespoon)
Calories: 15
Sugar: 4g
Sodium: .19g
Vitamin A: 2%

There is no "healthy" amount of sugar to intake daily, but 4g cannot harm your body in a negative way, because the sugar comes from the High Fructose Corn Syrup.

*Based on a 2000 Calorie Diet*

Part 3. The Good, The Bad and The Interesting

Good and Bad Ingredients:
Tomato Concentrate (Made from Red Ripe Tomatoes) (Good/Healthy)
Distilled Vinegar (Neutral)
High Fructose Corn Syrup (Good to an extent)
Corn Syrup (Good to an extent)
Salt (Good to an extent)
Spice (Neutral (Unsure of its contents))
Onion Powder (Good to an extent)
Natural Flavoring (Neutral (Unsure of its contents))

There are not real "bad" ingredients, the ingredients are all healthy to a certain extent.

Part 2. Where else are these ingredients found? And how is it made?

High Fructose Corn Syrup - Corn syrup that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and is then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose).
It is found in things like soft drinks and cookies.

It is also known as HFCS.

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Distilled Vinegar - colorless and very strong; too brutal for use in cooking
Uses - ideal for pickling; cleaning glass; as a detergent or disinfectant

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Corn Syrup - made using corn starch, composed mainly of glucose
Quote from Wikipedia -"A series of two enzymatic reactions are used to convert the corn starch to corn syrup."

Major uses - as a thickener or a sweetener
Because of its moisture-retaining property, it is used to keep foods moist and help to maintain freshness.

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Salt - Quote from http://www.cargillsalt.com/dc_salt_about_howmade.htm"
"Evaporated salt is extracted from underground deposits lying anywhere from 500 to 2,800 feet beneath the surface. Fresh water is forced down a shaft, which dissolves the salt inside the deposit. The saturated water, called brine, is pumped back up to the surface where the water is removed through a heat process in a vacuum evaporator. This process yields evaporated salt, the purest of all salts: almost 100% pure sodium chloride."

Basically, they find salt underwater and pump fresh water down a shaft which dissolves the salt inside the deposit. Once the brine (saturated water) is pumped back up to the surface where they evaporate the water leaving the salt behind.

Info about Salt - one of the basic tastes; most popular food seasoning; essential for animal life
Salt is found in almost any food we consume today.
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Onion Powder (a spice)- made from finely ground dehydrated onions, mainly the pungent varieties of bulb onions; has a very strong smell

There are a few varieties.
Mainly used for cooking.
Found in taco mix, chili, Barbeque rubs, salad dressings, dips, and marinades.
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Tomato Concentrate - Made from Red Ripe Tomatoes
(Tomato paste and water)
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Spice
Natural Flavoring

These two ingredients are considered "secret." Even on the TV shows that show "How it's Made," they hide these ingredients.

Part 1. The Ingredients.

The Ingredients of Heinz Ketchup:

Tomato Concentrate (Made from Red Ripe Tomatoes)
Distilled Vinegar
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup
Salt
Spice
Onion Powder
Natural Flavoring

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