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Primal Kitchen A Tad Sweet Ketchup Sweetened with Honey
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Primal Kitchen A Tad Sweet Ketchup Sweetened with Honey

524 g

Poor out of 100 High confidence
  • High in salt
  • Contains added sugars
  • Certified organic
  • No additives
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Why it scores 38

Primal Kitchen A Tad Sweet Ketchup Sweetened with Honey scores 38 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
  2. Honey: An added sugar. Strong
  3. Salt 2.5 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

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The Receipt

A Tad Sweet Ketchup Sweetened with Honey

START100

Ingredients

  • Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener)
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Honey
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
subtotal−40

Processing

  • Processed (NOVA 3)
    Emerging Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. [4]
subtotal−8

Nutrition per 100 g

  • Sugars 12.5 g / 100 g
    Strong High in sugar. [1]
  • Salt 2.5 g / 100 g
    Strong Very high in salt. [5]
subtotal−14
TOTAL 38Poor

100 − 62 = 38

Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]

Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]

GTIN 00840224600385 · 2026-05-04

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

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Nutrition per 100 g

Energy63 kcal
Fat0 g
Carbohydrates12.5 g
Sugars12.5 g
Added sugars6.3 g
Protein0 g
Salt2.5 g

Serving: 1 tbsp (16 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

ORGANIC TOMATO CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WHITE WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC GRAPE MUST), ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ORGANIC HONEY, SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: ORGANIC ONION POWDER, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, ORGANIC SPICES

Allergens and diets

  • Not vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Palm-oil-free

Always check the package: recipes change.

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Sources

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  5. Sodium reduction (fact sheet)

    World Health Organization · May 11, 2026 · Agency assessment

    “For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”

    who.int

  6. Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets

    Department of Health and Social Care / Food Standards Agency (GOV.UK) · Nov 8, 2016 · Regulator

    “Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”

    assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

  7. Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · May 30, 2018 · Law

    eur-lex.europa.eu