Is H.J. Heinz Heinz Tomato Ketchup ultra-processed?

965 g (875 ml) Ketchup Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Sweetener
E960 Steviol glycosides

8 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed ketchup

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tomatpuré 72%, vinäger, socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker), krydd-och örtextrakt, sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (steviolglykosider (ultra-processing marker)), krydda

Additives: E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Tomatpuré 72%, vinäger, socker, salt, krydd - och örtextrakt (innehåller selleri), sötningsmedel (steviolglykosider), krydda.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 155 ketchup

From least to most processed, this one ranks 123rd. 54% of the ketchup here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 155 ketchup, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 87157048, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.