Wegmans Organic Tomato Ketchup — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Organic Tomato Ketchup by Wegmans TREAT — score 45/90.

Six organic ingredients and nothing artificial — this is ketchup done about as clean as ketchup gets. But sugar is still the second ingredient and roughly a quarter of every squeeze is sugar. Organic candy for your fries is still candy.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the second ingredient — about 24g per 100g, organic or not
• Genuinely clean six-ingredient list: tomato puree, sugar, vinegar, salt, onion powder, spices — no HFCS, no artificial anything
• Salt runs high at ~2.2g per 100g, standard for ketchup but worth knowing if you pour it on
• Indulgent but simple — this is the definition of a sugar-heavy condiment made from real food

Ingredients (6)

• organic tomato puree (safe) — Water plus organic tomato paste — the real base of the product
• Organic Sugar (moderate) — Second ingredient; ~4g of added sugar per tablespoon. Organic doesn't change what sugar does
• organic white vinegar (safe) — Traditional preservative and tang — exactly what belongs in ketchup
• Salt (moderate) — ~260mg sodium per packet — sweet AND salty is the palatability play.
• organic onion powder (safe) — Real dried onion for flavor
• Organic spices (safe) — Unspecified but organic whole spices.

Healthier alternatives

• Vegetable Ketchup
• Heinz Organic Tomato Ketchup (BIO)
• Tiptree Tomato Ketchup
• Tabasco Premium Salsa
• Salsa