Kissan Fresh Tomato Ketchup Ingredients: What Is in the Bottle?

Quick answer: Kissan Fresh Tomato Ketchup, as shown in Fig's listing, is made from water and tomato paste (28 percent) with sugar, iodised salt, acetic acid (E260), two stabilizers (E1422 and E415), the preservative sodium benzoate (E211), onion and garlic powder and unnamed spices. It contains tomato (a nightshade), added sugar and onion and garlic, and the allergen statement is listed as unknown.

Searches for Kissan ketchup ingredients come from shoppers checking preservatives, added sugar and diet fit. This page reproduces the listed ingredients, explains the codes and shows how the list reads against common diets. It is general information, not medical advice.

Ingredient List (as Listed on the Pack)

• Water, tomato paste (28%), sugar, iodised salt
• Acidity regulator: E260
• Stabilizers: E1422, E415
• Preservative: E211
• Onion powder, garlic powder, spices and condiments

Allergens

The listing says the allergen statement is unknown and asks shoppers to review the label carefully. No major allergen ingredient such as milk, wheat or soy is named in the list, but the starch source in E1422 and the spices and condiments are not specified.

What Stands Out

• Added sugar: sugar is the third ingredient after water and tomato paste. See the Nutrition Facts for sugar per serving.
• E260 is acetic acid, the acid in vinegar, used as an acidity regulator.
• E1422 (acetylated distarch adipate) is a modified starch used as a thickener and stabilizer. Wikipedia says it is made by treating starch with acetic anhydride and adipic acid anhydride, and does not say which starch is used, so ask the manufacturer if you avoid corn, wheat or another starch.
• E415 is xanthan gum, a thickener made by fermenting sugars with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. A 2017 European Food Safety Authority review found no safety concern for the general population at food-additive levels, according to Wikipedia.
• E211 is sodium benzoate, a preservative used in acidic foods such as condiments. Wikipedia says the FDA classifies it as generally recognized as safe, with use limited to 0.1 percent by weight, and that it can form benzene when combined with vitamin C, which this list does not include.
• Onion powder and garlic powder add flavor and are high in FODMAPs, so they matter on a low FODMAP diet.
• Spices and condiments is not broken down, so it may include spices that you avoid.

How the List Reads Against Common Diets

Check the Pack in Your Hand

Ingredient lists differ by country, pack size and production date, and manufacturers change recipes. This list comes from one pack of Kissan Fresh Tomato Ketchup as shown in a product listing on Fig, a food-scanner app, which reproduces the label from a pack photo. We did not see a manufacturer page, so treat it as a guide and read the label on your own pack. If you have a serious allergy, check the pack and contact the manufacturer.

Checking Packaged Foods With Foodsage

Foodsage is an ingredient checker. You choose your conditions, sensitivities and avoid categories (nightshade, FODMAP, added sugars, preservatives and refined starches), scan a barcode or an ingredient list, and it returns a verdict that names the ingredients that matched your profile. It reads the ingredient list, so it cannot see cross-contact or tell you whether a pack in another country has a different recipe. It does not diagnose or treat any condition, and nothing here is medical advice.