Tomato ketchup: every ingredient on the label
カゴメ カゴメトマトケチャップ
Kagome's standard tomato ketchup (500 g), made mainly from tomatoes. The ingredient list has 6 items, and there is no additive listed after the “／” (slash).
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This label was copied from the maker's official product page (checked 2026-10-02). Package labels can change, so please check the actual label when you buy.
| 名称Name | トマトケチャップ |
|---|---|
| 原材料名Ingredients | 、、、、、、なし（公式サイトの表示。特定原材料等28品目のうち使用しているものはなし） |
| 内容量Net contents | 500g |
| 賞味期限Best before | 枠外に記載 |
| 保存方法Storage | |
| 製造者Manufacturer | カゴメ株式会社 愛知県名古屋市中区錦3丁目14番15号（公式サイトの会社概要に載っている本社の所在地） |
Allergens: None (per the official site; none of the 28 specified allergen items are used)
| Energy エネルギー | 118kcal |
| Protein たんぱく質 | 1.6g |
| Fat 脂質 | 0g |
| Carbohydrate 炭水化物 | 27.9g |
| Salt equivalent 食塩相当量 | 3.3g |
| Potassium カリウム | 430mg |
| Lycopene リコピン | 18mg |
Copied from the official site as of the date checked. The label is shown in Japanese as printed; tap an ingredient to see its English name and role. The links in the table below lead to our Ingredients A–Z and food additive database. The ingredient list, allergens and nutrition facts were copied from the product page on Kagome's official site (not from a photo of the package). The ingredient list has no “／” (slash) because there is no additive to list. The official page explains that it is “トマト・糖類・お酢・食塩・たまねぎ・香辛料だけでつくられています” (made only from tomatoes, sugars, vinegar, salt, onion and spices). The official site also introduces other sizes: 180 g, 300 g, 800 g and 12 g × 10 pieces (the ingredient list of each has not been checked).
Ingredients, one by one
| On the label | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| トマト（輸入又は国産（5％未満））tomatoes | Ingredient | Main ingredient | Ingredients are listed from the largest amount to the smallest, so tomatoes are the biggest part. “輸入又は国産（5％未満）” (imported or Japanese (less than 5%)) is an “or” label, used when imported and Japanese tomatoes are switched depending on the season; it shows that the share of Japanese tomatoes is less than 5%. The label does not name the country when they are imported. |
| 糖類（砂糖・ぶどう糖果糖液糖、ぶどう糖）sugars (sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, glucose) | Ingredient | Sweetness | A label that groups sugars as “糖類” (sugars) and writes the contents in parentheses. Joining items with “・”, as in “砂糖・ぶどう糖果糖液糖”, is how to write a liquid sugar made by mixing sugar into glucose-fructose syrup (sugar-blended isomerized liquid sugar). Glucose-fructose syrup and glucose are sugars made from starch, and are treated as foods. |
| 醸造酢brewed vinegar | Ingredient | Sourness | Vinegar made by fermenting grains, fruit or similar materials. The official page does not say what the raw material is. |
| 食塩salt | Ingredient | Saltiness | — |
| たまねぎonion | Ingredient | Flavor | — |
| 香辛料spices | Ingredient | Aroma | The label does not say which spices. |
Good points and concerns
+Good points
- The ingredient list has 6 items and no additives are listed (the official site also explains it as “トマト・糖類・お酢・食塩・たまねぎ・香辛料だけでつくられています”, made only from tomatoes, sugars, vinegar, salt, onion and spices)
- Tomatoes come first in the ingredient list. The country of origin is written as “輸入又は国産（5％未満）” (imported or Japanese (less than 5%))
- The official site says none of the allergen label items (28 specified allergen items) are used
−Concerns
- The sweetness comes from sugar, glucose-fructose syrup and glucose. Carbohydrate is 27.9 g per 100 g
- Salt equivalent is 3.3 g per 100 g. About 0.5 g in 1 tablespoon (calculated as 15 g)
- The official page does not give the country of the imported tomatoes, the raw material of the brewed vinegar, or the kinds of spices
Related articles
Sources
- “カゴメトマトケチャップ” (Kagome Tomato Ketchup) | Kagome Co., Ltd.
- Company profile | Kagome Co., Ltd.
- Information on the new country-of-origin labeling system for processed foods | the Consumer Affairs Agency
- Food Labeling Act and related laws (laws and unified information) | the Consumer Affairs Agency
- Labeling on the maker's official site (checked 2026-10-02)
This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
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