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Is Ketchup Vegan? 3 Label Questions Most People Miss

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Check any ketchup label free
Is ketchup vegan? Most bottles we checked are plant based on the label, but Primal Kitchen A Tad Sweet lists honey, and Heinz and Hunt's list natural flavoring, which under FDA rules can come from animal sources. We sort seven real ketchup labels by what they show (as of October 2026).

Check any ingredient list free

Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Primal Kitchen Organic Unsweetened Squeeze Ketchup — 100/100
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Chapters
0:00 Just Tomatoes?
0:22 What Vegan Rules Out
0:58 Question One: Honey
1:27 Question Two: Natural Flavoring
2:06 Question Three: The Sugar
2:40 Seven Bottles, Sorted
3:31 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.

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