Stupid Question - is there added sugar in...

Sherri71
Sherri71 Posts: 208 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
Is there added sugar in tomato paste? Or is the sugar natural? I don't know if it is considered "processed" or not. Can anyone help???

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  • bigmix
    bigmix Posts: 1
    Look at the ingedients. If sugar is added, it will be listed there. :)
  • blakjac6
    blakjac6 Posts: 41
    Mostly natural sugar, although there is a small amount of added sugar in tomato paste.
  • mishmash73
    mishmash73 Posts: 166 Member
    if it's in the ingredient list then it's added refined sugar - aka bad!
  • smithbuddy
    smithbuddy Posts: 9
    look at the list of rhats in it if it says sugar on it . then it is not natural suger from the tomatoes
  • PattiPositive
    PattiPositive Posts: 71
    Usually Tomato Paste is tomatoes only. If the label says sugars in the carb section, it is naturally occurring sugar.
  • Sherri71
    Sherri71 Posts: 208 Member
    Mostly natural sugar, although there is a small amount of added sugar in tomato paste.

    It says, Ingredients: Tomato Paste, Salt, Spices, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid. So, wasn't sur. It doesn't say on the front, no sugar added...but WAIT...it does say:

    Free of artificial ingredients and preservatives. So this means unprocessed and free of added sugar right???
  • Sherri71
    Sherri71 Posts: 208 Member
    Usually Tomato Paste is tomatoes only. If the label says sugars in the carb section, it is naturally occurring sugar.

    Yes, in the carbs section, it says 6g carbs, 4g sugar, 2g fiber. Thank you!
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