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Video: It's red and goes with everything; how good old ketchup is made

Written by : TNM Staff

It goes with French fries, chips, sandwiches and even bread (if you have the taste for it) – but making the simple ketchup isn’t as easy as it looks.

Organicville, a California-based company, manufactures tomato ketchup made entirely out of five organic ingredients – tomato pulp, onion powder, salt, nectar and white vinegar.

This fascinating video explains how the ketchup is manufactured, right from the arrival of large bins of tomato pulp to how the final bottles are labelled.

Watch it here.

While tomato ketchup often goes well with fast food like burgers, hot dogs and French fries, the ketchup itself is considered healthy.

The tomatoes act as anti-oxidants and also contain lycopene, which helps prevent cancer, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol too.

Here are a few health benefits of the tomato.

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