Title: Ketchup - Wikipedia
Headings: Ketchup
Ketchup
Contents
History
Mushroom ketchup
Main article: Mushroom ketchup
Tomato ketchup
Later innovations
Terminology
Etymology
Cantonese theory
Malay theory
European-Arabic theory
Early uses in English
Composition
"Fancy" ketchup
Processing
Nutrition
Viscosity
Separation
See also
References
External links

Content: a slogan which alluded to the lengthy process required to produce tomato ketchup in the home. With industrial ketchup production and a need for better preservation there was a great increase of sugar in ketchup, leading to our modern sweet and sour formula. In Australia, it wasn't until the late 19th century that sugar was added to tomato sauce, initially in small quantities, but today it contains just as much as American ketchup and only differed in the proportions of tomatoes, salt and vinegar in early recipes. The Webster's Dictionary of 1913 defined "Catsup" as: " table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. [ Also written as ketchup]." Modern ketchup emerged in the early years of the 20th century, out of a debate over the use of sodium benzoate as a preservative in condiments. Harvey W. Wiley, the "father" of the Food and Drug Administration in the US, challenged the safety of benzoate which was banned in the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act . In response, entrepreneurs including Henry J. Heinz, pursued an alternative recipe that eliminated the need for that preservative. Katherine Bitting, a microbotanist working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, carried out research that proved in 1909 that increasing the sugar and vinegar content of the product would prevent spoilage without use of artificial preservatives.