Is ketchup vegan?

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asked Jul 16, 2022 in Other-Food Drink by Sigurd (980 points)
Is ketchup vegan?

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answered Jul 21, 2022 by Capobianco (12,490 points)
Ketchup is not vegan because it contains sugar which is filtered using animal bone char.

If Ketchup did not contain sugar then it would be vegan.

Ketchup is not vegan because it's made from sugar.

And that sugar that the ketchup contains is filtered through animal bone char which makes the ketchup not vegan.

However some ketchup is vegan and does not use the sugar that is filtered through animal bone char.

Heinz ketchup is vegan-friendly.

Not only are all their ingredients plant-based, when it comes to Heinz tomato ketchup they've said 'we can confirm that the product is suitable for a vegan diet.

Our sugar is not refined using bone char from animal bones. ' Making it entirely suitable for vegans.

Simply Heinz Ketchup - The clean, healthy ingredients in this ketchup can mislead, but this condiment contains sugar and is not organic, making it not completely vegan.

Hunt's 100% Natural Tomato Ketchup - This ketchup is not organic and contains refined sugar, so it won't meet all vegans' criteria.

Most ketchup is made from tomatoes, vinegar, salt, spices and some kind of sweetener, like sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

The sugar is where things can get hairy.

It turns out not all sugar is vegan, because a lot of white sugar is bleached by being filtered through animal bone char.

Ketchup or catsup is a type of table condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor.

The unmodified term now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although original recipes used egg whites, mushrooms, oysters, grapes, mussels, or walnuts, among other ingredients.

The word ketchup is derived from the Chinese word ke-tsiap, meaning a pickled fish sauce.

This mixture was mainly added to recipes to season a dish, versus served as a condiment.

It is believed that this fish sauce made its way from Vietnam to the southeastern part of China, where it became a standard food item.

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