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> A tablespoon of ketchup has more sugar than a chocolate chip cookie. Ketchup has about 1/3 the calories of a chocolate chip cookie. What does it matter that
by vonmoltke 9y ago
> A tablespoon of ketchup has more sugar than a chocolate chip cookie.
Ketchup has about 1/3 the calories of a chocolate chip cookie. What does it matter that it has the same amount of sugar?
- conistonwater 9y agoIn addition, out of sauces ketchup is really the odd one out, most normal sauces and dressings are not supposed to contain sugar at all.
- vonmoltke 9y agoWho decides what something is "supposed to" contain? Why is it relevant?
- WillPostForFood 9y agoThere is a big gap between ‘supposed to’ and the real world. Pick up any bottled dressing at a typical grocery store, and sugar or corn syrup will likely be a top ingredient. See the totally unnecessary addition to ranch dressing, for example: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/products/kraft-16-fo-dressing-liquid-but-1064.aspx http://www.kraftrecipes.com/products/kraft-16-fo-dressing-li... Or even if you are making your own, a surprising number have sugar or honey as ingredients. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/italian-vinaigrette https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/italian-vinaigrette
- vkou 9y agoWhile we're on the subject of questionably-relevant comparisons, remember that bacon contains 500% more vitamin C, and 100% less sugar than Coca Cola.
- vonmoltke 9y agoHow is that reasonably relevant? I can cherry-pick nutritional information to make any absurd comparison I want.
- vkou 9y agoWhich is what comparing the sugar content of ketchup and a chocolate chip cookie is. There's less sugar in a cookie than Ketchup, but ~3 times more carbs. I was agreeing with your point.
- WillPostForFood 9y agoAnd coke makes you fat and gives you diabetes while bacon doesn’t. So it is actually an interesting comparison. Well, the sugar part.