Heinz Ketchup Nutrition

Although ketchup is the star of the Heinz food empire, the company's original product was a horseradish condiment. Ketchup was added to the product line in 1876. You may not contemplate the nutritional value of Heinz ketchup before squeezing it on your hamburger or squirting it on your child's plate. However, knowing the nutrition in this ubiquitous condiment can help you better plan a healthy diet.

Ingredients

Traditional Heinz ketchup contains tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, regular corn syrup, salt, spices, onion powder and natural flavoring. Heinz also offers an organic version, with organic tomato concentrate and organic vinegar, spices and onion powder. Instead of corn syrups, Heinz organic ketchup is sweetened with organic sugar.

Macronutrients and Calories

Traditional Heinz ketchup contains 15 calories in a 1 tbsp. serving. It offers no fat, protein or cholesterol. A 1 tbsp. serving has 4g of carbohydrates and no fiber. The organic version of Heinz ketchup has 20 calories in 1 tbsp. and 5g of carbohydrates.

Additional Nutrition

Traditional Heinz has 2 percent of the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin A in 1 tbsp., based on a 2,000-calorie diet. The organic version provides 4 percent of the RDA for vitamin A. Vitamin A is critical for the formation of healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue and skin. Vitamin A also supports vision health, reproduction and breast-feeding. Heinz ketchup does not offer a significant amount of any other vitamins or minerals.

Sugar Considerations

A 1 tbsp. serving of traditional or organic Heinz ketchup contains 4g of sugar. The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily intake of sugar to 6 tsp., or 24g, for women and 9 tsp., or 36g, for men. Eating more than one or two servings at multiple meals may put you close to your daily sugar limit.

Sodium Concerns

Both types of Heinz ketchup contain 190mg of sodium in a 1 tbsp. serving. If you regularly consume more than this amount -- which is about the size of the tip of your thumb -- it can pad your daily sodium intake considerably. The Institute of Medicine recommends 1,500mg of sodium daily.