Ketchup

:This article is about the condiment; for the singers, see Las Ketchup.

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Ketchup (or catsup) is a popular condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. The basic ingredients in modern ketchup are tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, allspice, cloves, and cinnamon. Onions, celery, and other vegetables are frequent additions. In Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, New Zealand and the UK, ketchup is commonly referred to as tomato sauce.

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Condiment - Tomato - Vinegar - Sugar - Salt - Allspice - Clove - Cinnamon - Onion - Celery - Vegetable - Australia - South Africa - Malaysia - New Zealand - UK - Tomato sauce

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Ketchup has not always been made out of tomatoes. It started out as a general term for sauce, typically made of mushrooms or fish brine with herbs and spices. Some popular early main ingredients include anchovy, oyster, lobster, walnut, kidney bean, cucumber, cranberry, lemon, and grape.

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Sauce - Mushrooms - Fish - Brine - Herb - Spice - Anchovy - Oyster - Lobster - Walnut - Kidney bean - Cucumber - Cranberry - Lemon - Grape

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Two major commercial distributors of ketchup in the United States are the H. J. Heinz Company and ConAgra Foods (manufacturer of Hunt's brand).

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United States - H. J. Heinz Company - ConAgra Foods

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