Product Review: "low carb" ketchup

[Ogedei]

So I was walking through the Superstore(Loblaws for you Eastern Candians) and I come across "Low carb" ketchup. I says, "Self? the hell? Ketchup is all sugar." Sweetened with splenda it says. "Crazy, I says".

I of course bought it.

So it has tomato paste, vinegar, salt (of course), spices and splenda and not much else. I like the flavor, although it is more tomatoy than regular ketchup in my opinion.

Also I have not witnessed the watery ketchup seperation that I always see with regular ketchup.

Positives: Low ingredients list, good taste, low calorie
Negatives: Sodium is 170mg per serving. Artificial sweetner.

If you don't mind artificial sweetners I give this 2 dumbbells up.

[Lost Dog]

What brand is it?

By separation, do you mean in the fridge or on the plate? How does a blob hold up on a plate, over time?

[gobbla]

we have the heinz kind and really like it

[Ogedei]

Originally Posted by Lost_Dog

What brand is it?

By separation, do you mean in the fridge or on the plate? How does a blob hold up on a plate, over time?

It's the superstore brand.

I don't use it for dipping i put it on my eggs and such so not sure how it holds up, but I will find out for you.

gobbla, I haven't seen the heinz stuff how is it sweetened? is it decent?

Og.

[Lost Dog]

Og -- put it up on a webcam. Time lapse...

[Ogedei]

hahhahahha nice. Freak.

[gobbla]

heinz "one carb"

it's sweetend with sucralose (whatever that is). 190mg of sodium per serving. I like it alot. It's a LOT more tomato'y...kinda like a thin tomato paste. It's probibly not something I'd do on fry's so much, but on a hamburger or even as a cheap topping for meatloaf or something it's awesome. haven't noticed any "artificial flavor" flavor...probibly all the salt! but deffinately worth checking out.

it comes in a smaller (14oz) container with a green label.

[Ogedei]

Originally Posted by gobbla

heinz "one carb"

it's sweetend with sucralose (whatever that is). 190mg of sodium per serving. I like it alot. It's a LOT more tomato'y...kinda like a thin tomato paste. It's probibly not something I'd do on fry's so much, but on a hamburger or even as a cheap topping for meatloaf or something it's awesome. haven't noticed any "artificial flavor" flavor...probibly all the salt! but deffinately worth checking out.

it comes in a smaller (14oz) container with a green label.

Sucralose = splenda.

[Lisa~]

I use the Heinz kind too and I like it better than the regular kind.

[Dued]

hey Og, Loblaws has a lot of awesome 'health' stuff I even saw that Ezekiel kind brand there, in their fridge section of the organic section. Any idea if Carb Countdown stuff is available here in Canada? Anyone know anywhere to get Stoneyfield* (since it is made by Danon I believe) or Carb Countdown in Toronto or GTA :p?

EDIT:* Stoneyfield farms yogurt stuff

[Ogedei]

To the best of my knowledge "Carb Countdown" is not available in Canada. I think I shall see if I can find it the next time I am in the USA.

I actually buy the "superstore" peanut butter. I typically do not buy the all natural stuff simply due to cost. The "superstore" brand has lower saturated fats, lower overall calories and higher protein than skippy and jiffy and the like.

Og.

[rem1956]

speaking of Heinz, has anyone ever actually seen the other 56 varieties? They claim to have 57 different one, but my stores only carry the one.

[jruck37]

Originally Posted by rem1956

speaking of Heinz, has anyone ever actually seen the other 56 varieties? They claim to have 57 different one, but my stores only carry the one.

Heinz 57
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Heinz 57 is a shortened, popular form of the "57 Varieties" slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company. In its early days, the company wanted to advertise the great number of choices of canned and bottled foods it offered for sale, although the number 57 was chosen arbitrarily, as in fact by 1892 they had more than 60 products. The company now has more than 1100 products.
Although the company does not often use the slogan on its products today, the number 57 remains pervasive in its corporate culture and is known worldwide (although younger generations are markedly less familiar with it). In Britain, the number 57 is still printed on the packaging of various Heinz products.
The slogan is printed on Heinz pickle pins that are distributed by the millions.
Heinz 57 is also the name of one variety of Heinz steak sauce. It is distinctive from other steak sauces in its color and flavor. Heinz 57 is a reddish sauce with a taste more akin to spicy ketchup than to other steak sauces. Heinz often markets the sauce as "ketchup with a kick" to highlight this distinction.

[Lost Dog]

It's the Illuminati!

Thank you for the leg work. In case you're not aware, you've uncovered another Illuminati agent in Henry J. Heinz. Let me expand briefly. The Illuminati are an extremely secret sect, and have been among mankind practically from the beginning, originating, it is believed, in the Lost Continent, Atlantis. Being a secret, powerful, occult sect, the Illuminati gathered great mystical power from their use of the number 5. Five is an extremely strong number, still used in the worship of Satan, the power of our military, the logic of our digits, the points of our extremities, our senses, and a great many other things rooted in our collective psyche. Also important, and perhaps more powerful, is the combination of the numbers 2 and 3, equalling 5, of course. Two is the symbol for symmetry, and three, the divinity and others. It is a blatant game that the Illuminati are extremely fond of, flaunting their symbols to each other--the more bizarre the better, the more flagrant the waste of money, the better yet. Keeping this in mind, think again of the giant pickles, the man whose "mysterious" number is 57. (Remember, 7 is simply the repeating 2 + 3 cycle, i.e., 2 + 3 = 5 + 2 = 7 + 3 = 10 or 5 x 2.) Now observe the phone number--237-5757. Ergo, buying Heinz products finances the Illuminati. --Daniel K., Baltimore
P.S.: Notice how many letters in his first and last names.

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[rem1956]

Well, thanks...guess that clears up that long standing mystery!!

[ktconroy]

I know this is an old thread, but I have to say that reduced sugar heinz on sweet potatoes with tobasco...yummers!

[Ogedei]

I haven't actually seen the reduced sugar heinz before. I will look again though.

[LisaS]

I used the Heinz "one carb" for like a year and then it disappeared off the shelf - and I had to get it from Netrition - then about a month ago it re-appeared on the shelf - but with a new (slightly different) name and label - it doesn't say "one carb" but something else - but it is the same formulation (checked it against my Netrition bottle label)

[ktconroy]

Originally Posted by LisaS

I used the Heinz "one carb" for like a year and then it disappeared off the shelf - and I had to get it from Netrition - then about a month ago it re-appeared on the shelf - but with a new (slightly different) name and label - it doesn't say "one carb" but something else - but it is the same formulation (checked it against my Netrition bottle label)

You know what drives me crazy? Why is a tiny little bottle of this stuff more expensive than the family size bottle of the regular stuff? It should be a tax write-off to eat healthy.

[Ogedei]

Originally Posted by ktconroy

You know what drives me crazy? Why is a tiny little bottle of this stuff more expensive than the family size bottle of the regular stuff? It should be a tax write-off to eat healthy.

Fortunately the "noname" store brand stuff I had originally tried was a decent price.

But I totally understand what you are saying!

Og.

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by ktconroy

You know what drives me crazy? Why is a tiny little bottle of this stuff more expensive than the family size bottle of the regular stuff? It should be a tax write-off to eat healthy.

Maybe a rhetorical question, but it's because

A, There's not a high enough volume to make enough money at the lower prices.

B, There's not very much competition, so there's never been a "price war" in this category.

C, Because they can. People with special dieting needs are willing to pay more to get what they want, so they run with it.

[Kaiser]

Do they market it as 'low carb' ketchup? Because then you gotta ask the question: are potential consumers that carb obsessed that they need to get the 'low carb' version of a condiment, or do they consume way too much ketchup?

According to Fitday's numbers, a packet of regular ketchup has 6.24 kcalories and 1.64g of carbohydrates. 3 packets will get you just under 19 kcals and 5g of carbs. Couldn't consumers could get a better payback on their time and effort to look elsewhere in their diets? Unless they are on a ketogenic diet, this seems a bit more like marketing hype than substance.

[LisaS]

Kaiser - the Heinz product that I have was prominantly labeled "1-Carb" in the old version and is now called "Reduced Sugar" in more restrained labeling.

[ericajones80]

anyone remember when they had the Heinz flavored ketchup and the green ketchup?