Amazon's Whole Foods doesnt stock foods that have high-fructose corn syrup

[JEDI]

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Thus Heinz Ketchup is banned there

 

[VirtualLarry]

Thus Heinz Ketchup is banned there

Good. There are better, tastier Ketchup brands out there. Ones that use real sugar, too.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

 

[JM Aggie08]

Good. There are better, tastier Ketchup brands out there. Ones that use real sugar, too.

With all due respect -- watch your god damn mouth.

 

[MrSquished]

I think the 365 ketchup doesn't taste as good as Heinz. I either get the Annie's naturals organic ketchup at whole foods or the Heinz posted above that's healthier from the regular grocery store. Both taste great.

 

[nakedfrog]

Good. There are better, tastier Ketchup brands out there.

I call bullshit.

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Yep, I've been buying this as long as I've been aware it existed. Comes in a giant 3 pack at Costco, too.

 

[dullard]

Eh, if you actually used ripe tomatoes, there would be no need for added sugars. My biggest problem with my garden tomatoes is adding enough salt to make them taste less like sugary candy.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Eh, if you actually used ripe tomatoes, there would be no need for added sugars. My biggest problem with my garden tomatoes is adding enough salt to make them taste less like sugary candy.

Yep. Basically all store bought ketchup is shit. Just use whatever and add salt since you don't care about whatever it is you're eating anyhow if you're adding store ketchup to it.

 

[sactoking]

I switched to the Heinz No Added Sugar ketchup which only has the sugars from the tomatoes. I can't stomach the other stuff anymore it's way too sweet.

 

[bbhaag]

We make our own. No corn syrup in it just all natural ingredients. I understand why most people don't though. It takes along time to reduce and is an involved process.

This is an older pic from last year but we made more to get through the winter and spring of '23.

 

[Mai72]

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Thus Heinz Ketchup is banned there

The sad thing is most Americans don't care. What is the cheapest is the main thing that matters.

 

[Torn Mind]

So, from 55F/45G to covalently bonded 50F/50G.

Also, I do think sugar tastes better than HFCS.

 

[MrSquished]

The sad thing is most Americans don't care. What is the cheapest is the main thing that matters.

I thought everybody cared about HFCS? I dunno, I've avoided it for years now, it's essentially cut out of my diet except perhaps when I indulge in certain fast food dishes rarely. I also use less sugar in general.

 

[nakedfrog]

I thought everybody cared about HFCS? I dunno, I've avoided it for years now, it's essentially cut out of my diet except perhaps when I indulge in certain fast food dishes rarely. I also use less sugar in general.

I think it's safe to say that not everybody cares, or Heinz wouldn't offer their "Simply" product alongside their HFCS-containing product.

 

[MrSquished]

I think it's safe to say that not everybody cares, or Heinz wouldn't offer their "Simply" product alongside their HFCS-containing product.

That's true. I should have said I thought most people cared. But then that's probably not true either. But a lot of people I know have been avoiding it for years.

 

[Mai72]

I think it's safe to say that not everybody cares, or Heinz wouldn't offer their "Simply" product alongside their HFCS-containing product.

Exactly. I wans't talking about the people who look out for their health. We wouldn't have a health crisis today, if more people ate healthy. I'm talking about the average Joe and Jane. The truth is most of these people don't care. Especially today. With the high cost of groceries. If they notice ketchup with HFCS for $2.99 and a healtheir version without HFCS for $3.50 most Joe and Janes are going for the cheaper version.

 

[dullard]

Exactly. I wans't talking about the people who look out for their health. We wouldn't have a health crisis today, if more people ate healthy. I'm talking about the average Joe and Jane. The truth is most of these people don't care. Especially today. With the high cost of groceries. If they notice ketchup with HFCS for $2.99 and a healtheir version without HFCS for $3.50 most Joe and Janes are going for the cheaper version.

While you have a point there, you forget that this is a Whole Foods discussion. The people who shop at Whole Foods are much more affluent and much more likely to follow perceived health benefits (whether the benefits actually exist or not is irrelevant to them) than the population as a whole.

 

[Torn Mind]

While you have a point there, you forget that this is a Whole Foods discussion. The people who shop at Whole Foods are much more affluent and much more likely to follow perceived health benefits (whether the benefits actually exist or not is irrelevant to them) than the population as a whole.

His original statement was "most Americans don't care about..."; I think it's safe to assume that a Whole Foods shopper is a minority. So there's only agreement between what you're saying and what he's saying.

I'll say generally that merely avoiding HFCS while still consuming the same equivalent of sugar winds up shifting profits from a few companies(the HFCS manufacturers and the company selling the food/drink) to the sugar industry more than anything else.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

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Just going to mention this:
I suspect the ingredients for Whole Foods is different than what’s posted on Heinz website or there is a separate section for Whole Foods.
Good find

 

[Mai72]

While you have a point there, you forget that this is a Whole Foods discussion. The people who shop at Whole Foods are much more affluent and much more likely to follow perceived health benefits (whether the benefits actually exist or not is irrelevant to them) than the population as a whole.

That's true. I'd take my uncle to Whole Foods, or AKA Whole Paycheck. The people who shop here aren't the average American. I noticed that many of the cars that were parked in the WF parking lot were luxury cars: Mercedes Benz, BMWs, etc. So, sorry for the derail.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Just going to mention this:
I suspect the ingredients for Whole Foods is different than what’s posted on Heinz website or there is a separate section for Whole Foods.
Good find

Like most brands, they have different lines. Heinz has 'cheap shit' ketchup, 'cheap shit with real sugar' ketchup, 'cheap shit with organic shit in it' ketchup, etc.

 

[MrSquished]

Meh I know a lot of people who don't primarily shop at Whole Foods who have given a bit more of a shit about their diet for some time now, such as avoiding certain highly processed things like HCFS.

I do about 25% of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods and the rest at regular grocery stores. It's too expensive to do it all at WF for me. But you can pick and choose your products. I have yet to find an organic heavy cream in a grocery store that can come close to the 365 brand per pint for example. Sometimes it's to get veggies organic which are in the dirty dozen, and I don't worry as much about the clean fifteen, etc...

But I just added WF into my rotation the last 2 years, but been watching ingredients in products for quite some time now. A lot of people do the same. But at the grocery store for some time now have been a lot of mainstream products that advertise no HFCS.

 

[KB]

Not too worried about HFCS in particular. In general I try to avoid added sugar when possible including cane sugar.

"At this time, there's insufficient evidence to say that high-fructose corn syrup is any less healthy than other types of sweeteners.

It is known, however, that too much added sugar of all kinds — not just high-fructose corn syrup can contribute unwanted calories that are linked to health problems, such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and high triglyceride levels. All of these boost your risk of heart disease. "

What the research says about high-fructose corn syrup

Too much added sugar, including high-fructose corn syrup, can affect your health.

www.mayoclinic.org