Heinz
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Score breakdown
Dual HFCS and corn syrup presence are explicit hard disqualifiers in category standards.
Industrial-scale cost-optimized processing with acceptable methods but no premium signals.
Good tomato sourcing claims but missing organics data, sweetener origins, and testing results.
Contains two hard disqualifiers: HFCS and corn syrup violate category baseline standards.
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Ingredients
Certifications
Sourcing
Heinz claims all tomatoes are grown from proprietary Heinz seeds as part of their 'Grown Not Made' initiative. U.S. market product is manufactured in U.S. plants, commonly cited as Fremont, Ohio and Muscatine, Iowa facilities. Brand emphasizes sweet, juicy, vine-ripened tomatoes as core ingredient positioning.
Transparency notes
Strong tomato sourcing transparency with 'Grown Not Made' brand claim and proprietary seed program. Ingredient panel fully disclosed on major retailer pages. Manufacturing location supported by multiple public references though not explicitly stated on all product pages. Gluten-free claim present but no organic, non-GMO, or kosher certifications found for standard product variant.