{"id":9732,"date":"2024-03-13T13:12:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/?p=9732"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:34:03","slug":"the-genuine-low-sugar-low-salt-ketchup-real-good-ketchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/the-genuine-low-sugar-low-salt-ketchup-real-good-ketchup\/","title":{"rendered":"The Genuine Low Sugar, Low Salt Ketchup: Real Good Ketchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mis-leading \u2018smoke and mirrors\u2019 labelling on food and drinks products is my absolute bugbear and it is rife. The terms \u2018low sugar\u2019 and \u2019no added sugar\u2019 are bandied about, but it\u2019s usually difficult to figure out exactly what these mean and whether these products are as virtuous as they sound. Just how low is low\/reduced? Also \u2019No added sugar\u2019 often means products are filled with artificial sweeteners to compensate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ketchup is generally renowned for being laden with both salt and sugar. This has led to lots of reduced\/low versions coming onto the market. At the end of last year, M&S launched its ‘Reduced Sugar Ketchup’. At just \u00a31.00 for a 495g bottle this, on the face of it, appears a great healthier option. However, on closer inspection you can see that this \u2018reduced\u2019 option offers just 1.1g less sugar than Heinz’s regular tomato ketchup and contains just 0.42g less salt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the way, the British Heart Foundation has written a really good guide to the hidden health hazards in our food including ketchup and other favourites such as brown sauce, soy sauce, pesto and mayonnaise: How much<\/a> sugar, salt and fat are in your sauces? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real Good Tomato Ketchup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We were sent samples of Real Good Tomato Ketchup<\/a> to try. This product is 100% natural with no added sugar and crucially no artificial sweeteners. It has 75% less sugar and 83% less salt than Heinz’s regular ketchup and 74% less sugar and 79% less salt than M&S’s Reduced Sugar Ketchup.

In a nutshell: <\/p>\n\n\n\n