Nutrition for Ketchup

Ketchup Nutrition Summary

One cup of ketchup (272 grams or 0.6 lb) contains 275 calories and 2.8 grams of protein. Ketchup consist of 69% water, 27% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Ketchup is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, magnesium, niacin, manganese, copper and phosphorus.

In one cup of ketchup:

• Calories: 275
• Protein: 2.8 g
• Sugar: 57.9 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.8 g
• Fat: 0.3 g
• Sodium: 2467 mg

There is no significant amounts of saturated fat or cholesterol in ketchup.

See the Ketchup Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Catsup.

Calories in Ketchup

Ketchup has 275 calories per cup or 101 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

96% of calories in ketchup are from carbohydrates and 4% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Ketchup

Some other vegetables with similar calories to ketchup by weight:

• Water Chestnut: -11 calories
• Yellow Corn: -14 calories
• Poi: +30 calories
• Lima Beans: +33 calories

Protein in Ketchup

One cup of Ketchup has 2.8 grams of protein or about 6% of daily recommended intake. Ketchup is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 2.83 g
• Threonine: 0.05 g
• Isoleucine: 0.04 g
• Leucine: 0.06 g
• Lysine: 0.06 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.06 g
• Valine: 0.04 g
• Histidine: 0.04 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan or methionine in ketchup.

Protein Similar to Ketchup

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to ketchup by weight:

• Red Bell Pepper: -0.1 grams
• Pumpkin Puree: +0.2 grams
• Onion: +0.2 grams
• Eggplant: -0.2 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Ketchup

An good source of many nutrients, ketchup contains abundant amounts of calcium, potassium, riboflavin and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single cup of ketchup contains 41% of recommended daily values or 0.5 milligrams of riboflavin. Also an excellent source of potassium, a single cup of ketchup contains 33% of recommended daily values or 764.3 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in ketchup (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 70.7 ug
• Riboflavin: 0.5 mg
• Niacin: 3.9 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.4 mg
• Vitamin c: 11.2 mg
• Vitamin e: 4 mg
• Folate: 24.5 ug
• Vitamin k: 8.2 ug

Minerals in ketchup (1 cup):

• Calcium: 40.8 mg
• Potassium: 764.3 mg
• Iron: 1 mg
• Magnesium: 35.4 mg
• Zinc: 0.5 mg
• Selenium: 1.9 ug
• Phosphorus: 70.7 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg
• Manganese: 0.2 mg
• Choline: 34 mg

There is no significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in ketchup.

Similar to Ketchup for Riboflavin (Vit B2)

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of riboflavin (Vit B2) to ketchup:

• Heart of Palm: +0.01 MG
• Cilantro: -0.01 MG
• Edamame: -0.03 MG
• Spinach: +0.06 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Ketchup ^[3]

Ketchup Nutrition Chart

Ketchup in Cooking

Ketchup is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Ketchup can be consumed raw. Most recipes call for one or two cups of ketchup.

Friends and Relatives of Ketchup

Foods commonly cooked with ketchup:

• Yellow Mustard
• Dijon Mustard
• Worcestershire Sauce
• Molasses
• Beer