Heinz Tomato Ketchup is a brand of ketchup by H. J. Heinz Company. It is Heinz's largest and fastest selling product the company has ever distributed, worldwide, which makes it the top selling brand.

First introduced in 1876, it remains one of the best selling brands of ketchup. In 1907, Heinz started producing 12 million bottles of ketchup per year, exporting ketchup all over the world, including Australia, South America, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Heinz ketchup is often served at many restaurants in the United States and Canada, as well as many other countries.

As a condiment for many foods, such as french fries, hamburgers and hot dogs, Heinz ketchup has gained the slogan, "America's Favorite Ketchup." In the late 1970s into the early 1980s, the song "Anticipation" by Carly Simon was used in its advertising that the ketchup comes out slowly. An easy way to get the ketchup to come out of the glass bottle quicker is to tap the side of the bottle (the 57 mark). Another popular way is to put a knife in the bottle to release the ketchup.

Besides glass bottles, Heinz ketchup comes in squeezable containers. In 2000, Heinz introduced colored ketchup products called EZ Squirt, which were targeted towards young children. The product was available in a squeezable container and was eventually discontinued in 2006.

The ketchup also comes in single serve packets and plastic bottles. Listed ingredients of Heinz Tomato Ketchup, as of January, 2009: tomato concentrate, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, onion flavor, spice, natural flavoring.

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