article_snippet: And one tablespoon of ketchup can contain as much as one teaspoon of sugar.
article_snippet: Like ketchup, tomato-based pasta sauces and soups also have sugar added to ketchup, tomato-based pasta sauces and soups to balance out the acidity of tomatoes.
article_snippet: Tomato based sauces such as Dolmio (left) and tomato ketchup (right) have added sugars to balance acidity .
article_snippet: Sugar is added to ketchup to achieve that characteristic taste, though some comes from the tomatoes.
article_snippet: Most tomato pasta sauces contain added sugars to boost the taste, though some will also occur naturally in the tomatoes.