Title: Ketchup vs. Catsup | Foodiggity
Headings: Ketchup vs. Catsup
Ketchup vs. Catsup
Ketchup
A quick history
Why ketchup is the preferred term
Catsup
A quick history
Why catsup is the inferior term
Conclusion
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Content: That is correct. A condiment—whose main ingredient is actually a fruit—would be equivalent to a serving of vegetables, and could therefore stand in for an actual vegetable in school lunches. Regardless of the insanity, the movement was gaining steam. But what did this mean for catsup? Well, it specified that ‘ketchup’ would become a vegetable, not ‘catsup.’ Those still using the now secondary term—including Del Monte—would conform or miss out on all the spoils that came from being a veggie, i.e., the money to be made by being included in Jimmy’s lunchbox. Conclusion
So there you have it. With a little help from being firsties and pressure from the feds, ketchup clearly reigns supreme. Even though it was never officially declared a vegetable, ketchup was later found to contain Lycopene, an antioxidant associated with decreased cancer risk—while catsup has been known to cause cancer.* *That last part may or may not be true.