Who needs Heinz? (Tesco Tomato Ketchup)

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Product:	Tesco Tomato Ketchup
Date:	09/06/08 (159 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great taste, cheap

Disadvantages: none

I live off of tomato ketchup. There is honestly no other way of saying it; I have it with every meal and, without it, I would very likely starve to death. Even now, as I type, I am eating tomato ketchup. I'm eating it on its own, in a bowl. I'm not even joking. When I have pizza, I dip it in a pool of tomato sauce. When I eat rice, I let the rain of this red sauce fall upon each grain before I dare pick up a knife and fork. I've eaten it with crisps and, a while back, I had it with Sunday dinner for a few weeks in a row in place of gravy (everything else the same - yorkshire puddings and all). I hope all these examples represent fully my obsession with the stuff and perhaps they'll act as my credentials in such a review.

I have eaten ketchup all over the world. I've eaten it in American diners and here, at home. Once upon a time, the source of the latter was Heinz Tomato Ketchup. I'm on Tesco's site at the moment, though, and even the prospect of buying such a brand now seems utterly bizarre. I think the reasons listed prior show that a great supply of ketchup is required for my household; I search for the largest bottles. The options of Heinz offering me a similar amount as to the 1kg Tesco offers me...hm, well, first I note they are all top down bottles. I've never been a fan of such. But I will continue regardless. There is no 1kg. The closest are one of 910g and one of 1.2g. The price of the former: £2.19. The price of the latter: £2.89. My! I look to the side: £2.41 per kg for Heinz ketchup, then.

But Tesco is the brand I buy, and Tesco is the brand you have come to read about, I guess. Tesco offers this fantastic 1kg bottle of ketchup for only £0.86. The comparison is absolutely staggering; why would you opt for Heinz, based on economical reasons solely? But the taste, the taste! The taste surely must differ hugely! I think not. It has been a long time since I have been one of the converted, so I'm unable to compare and contrast fully...but this ketchup? This ketchup is nothing short of delicious. I just added a little more to my bowl in an attempt to describe the taste to you, but it's impossible; how can one describe the taste of ketchup? I had a large vine tomato earlier and I can confirm it tastes of tomatoes. It's also rather sweet, I suppose.

Onto a more general look at the product, this ketchup is not in these new top down bottles that appear to have become something of a phenomenon. It's in a 'regular' squeezy bottle, top up. It only just occurred to me while typing why the top downs are popular, but, realistically, I still can't see the need. When the contents of the bottle are getting low, I just flip it over and let it fall. But generally the contents come out with ease regardless of whether I do this or not. It's only when I'm trying desperately to get out that last scrape that issues arise and the flipping technique is utilised. If you are one who like these inverted bottles rather than the one illustrated in the specified product here, Tesco do also offer a top down variant. I would absolutely love for someone to explain to me, though, why the top down variants are so ridiculously expensive; for the same price as the 1kg regular, I can only get 470g of the inversion. Still, it's again much cheaper than Heinz.

I can't tell you of the nutritional difference between Heinz and Tesco Tomato Ketchup due to me attaining varying numbers in regards to Heinz's online. I doubt there's much difference, though. Tesco Tomato Ketchup, per tablespoon, contains 17 calories, 4.1g of sugar, 0.5g of salt and the rest trace. Now that I study it, I suppose the salt is a tad high (especially considering how many tablespoons I eat per day...!), but, if, unlike me, you eat ketchup in amounts within the realms of normalcy, I can't see there ever being a true problem.

If you're paying over a pound extra for Heinz Tomato Ketchup, ask yourself why. I would certainly recommend giving this one a go before continuing; it's a needless expense when Tesco offers such, in my opinion, incredible alternatives right in store. Tomorrow I'll be eating chip buttys with this stuff literally drooling out the sides. Mmm - there's nothing better!

Summary: It's an excellent(-ly cheap) brand of tomato ketchup. Try it.