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Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup

Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup

49Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Primal Kitchen Organic Ketchup
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium27.3 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 5.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Unsweetened Ketchup, 11.3 oz
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Organic Unsweetened Ketchup, 11.3 oz
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Unsweetened Ketchup, 11.3 oz
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Organic Unsweetened Ketchup, 11.3 oz

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup healthy?

Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup scores 49/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Primal Kitchen Organic Ketchup. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup?

Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup lists 7 ingredients, starting with Organic Tomato Concentrate, Organic Balsamic Vinegar, Organic Chili Powder Jalapeno, Organic Spices and Organic Onion Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup?

Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup compare to other ketchup & mustard?

At 49/100 Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup lands mid-scale — below the typical score in ketchup & mustard, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in ketchup & mustard is Smash Kitchen Organic Tomato Ketchup at 100/100.

Is Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup organic?

Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup is not certified organic in our data.

Has Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic tomato concentrate with balsamic vinegar; no cocoa, rice, cinnamon or nut) with the other products in its family, Primal Kitchen Organic Ketchup, and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup contain heavy metals?

Primal Kitchen Organic Spicy Unsweetened Ketchup itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 27.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Organic Unsweetened Ketchup, 11.3 oz. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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