HEINZ TOMATO KETCHUP

Things you might not know about

HEINZ Tomato Ketchup is the new gold, with fans of the treat being hardest hit by food inflation.

Heinz Tomato Ketchup saw the biggest average percentage increase on the supermarket shelves in the last year, with its 460g top- down version up by 53% or 91p, according to Which?

But what do we know about ketchup?

Here are some facts…

1

TOMATO ketchup is made from tomatoes, sugar, and vinegar, with seasonings and spices. 2

THE spices and flavours vary, but commonly include onions, allspice, coriander, cloves, cumin, garlic, and mustard, and sometimes include celery, cinnamon, or ginger. 3

THE market leader in the United States

( 60% market share) and the United Kingdom

( 82%) is Heinz Tomato Ketchup.

4

IN the UK, preparations of ketchup were historically and originally prepared with mushrooms as a primary ingredient, rather than tomatoes. 5

IN the United States, mushroom ketchup dates back to at least 1770, and was prepared by British colonists in the Thirteen Colonies.

6

EARLY recipes for tomato ketchup included anchovies, though these were dropped in around the mid- 1850s.

7

IT’S believed that the word ketchup came to English from the Cantonese “keh jup”. Or maybe from the Malay word “kicap”.

8

THE word entered the English language in Britain during the late 17th century, appearing in print as catchup

( 1690) and later as ketchup ( 1711).

9

COMMERCIAL tomato ketchup has an additive, usually xanthan gum, which makes it stay in the bottle unless you tap the bottom or shake the bottle.

10

JUNE 5 is National Ketchup Day.