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11 September 2007 @ 11:24 pm

A certain friend doesn't eat a whole lot of vegetables doesn't seem to have any major nutritional deficiency, most notably scurvy, and it has been speculated that perhaps ketchup contains vitamin C.

While perusing Wikipedia today, I found that yes, if you can trust Wikipedia as a source, ketchup has plenty of vitamin C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Nutrition

Here's to the condiment that encompasses bitterness, saltiness, savoriness, sourness, pungency, and sweetness!

Please note that ketchup often contains cloves as well.

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lokiz_mom on September 12th, 2007 01:49 pm (UTC)

i think it was ronald regan (or perhaps one of the bushes) that said ketchup is a vegetable. i dont have time right now, but i could look it up when i get home.

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ashi on September 12th, 2007 02:39 pm (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Ketchup_and_U.S._politics

In 1981, Congress ordered the United States Department of Agriculture to issue new standards for federally financed school lunch programs, which would enable schools to economize; one of the USDA's proposals was to classify ketchup as a vegetable. The suggestion was widely ridiculed and the proposal was killed.

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lorikitty on September 12th, 2007 04:07 pm (UTC)

tj!
xD

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thespatula on September 12th, 2007 04:30 pm (UTC)

Another good source for nutrition stuff is http://www.nutritiondata.com/

Heinzs doesn't have clove, but some others do. particularly the asian brands steak sauces and the like usually have it too. I've run into that before, it's annoying.

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cheesybunny on September 12th, 2007 06:58 pm (UTC)

The Heinz package says there isn't vitamin C, but eh... I guess if you eat a LOT of ketchup, it adds up.

TJ also recently got some flintstones vitamins, which should help.

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ashi on September 12th, 2007 07:51 pm (UTC)

According to this site,
http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=156
it provides 60% of your recommended daily allowance.
Per cup.

Still, probably enough to ward off scurvy.

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cheeseboy on September 13th, 2007 03:00 am (UTC)

Per CUP!

I do consume a lot of ketchup .. I'm not sure how much on a daily basis though (although, when I look at how many ketchup packets I use in a day, it's a lot). I also keep a bottle of ketchup in the fridge in the minivan. :)

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ashi on September 13th, 2007 03:03 am (UTC)

Yes, per cup, heh. Still, it is not an insignificant amount, even if you don't hit the recommended daily allowance on ketchup alone. That would be... 1 2/3 cups a day, lol.

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jill_mbs on September 13th, 2007 09:48 pm (UTC)

Your diet is abnormal but a lot of people eat foods with low vitamin levels. It may be more varied than yours, but it doesn't make it any more nutritious than yours. I think that with your apparent Vitamin C from the ketchup and how much Vitamin D you get from the dairy products you consume, you're clearly much better off than you could be.
You do defy physics on the whole, though. I wish I could live off your diet. :)

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jill_mbs on September 13th, 2007 09:50 pm (UTC)

That was directed at TJ. Interesting find though, Todd. I think about my avoiding carbs and dairy products because of the fat and/or sugar content. Not necessarily the best approach. And realized that I get very little vitamin D. Probably enough C, though I typically don't eat ketchup (because of the sugar).

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dach on September 14th, 2007 06:26 am (UTC)

In Japan, ketchup is made with pineapple vinegar, or so most of the bottle I found said (in katakana). I had to eat a lot of ketchup there on my last trip, because they have not yet discovered the miraculous fry dip known as ranch dressing.

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(Anonymous) on September 23rd, 2007 09:05 pm (UTC)
Ketchup

Ketchup is loaded with sugar. I sure wouldn't look to this to have any nutritional value.

Megan
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ashi on September 26th, 2007 05:07 pm (UTC)
Re: Ketchup

Well, I certainly wasn't recommending it as the new health-food find, just trying to figure out if it might be the reason me friend didn't have a narsty case o' scurvy. :)

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deep_river on September 29th, 2007 01:37 am (UTC)

adri doest eat veggies

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