Brand
Heinz
Made by
The Kraft Heinz Company
Kind
ketchup and mustard
Barcode
00013000004664

Heinz

Heinz Tomato Ketchup

The red-bottle table ketchup most US households keep in the fridge door, sweetened with both high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
High fructose corn syrupCorn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Corn syrupCorn syrupCORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

TOMATO CONCENTRATE FROM RED RIPE TOMATOES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, SALT, SPICE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORING.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2739074). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More ketchup and mustard first, then the rest of the condiments, dressings and sauces aisle. Each passes all five checks.