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i buy organic ketchup,,no hfcs..ken davis and one other major brand i cant
recall now make a hfcs free que sauce..thier 2 gms of carb per serving ones.



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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "RodS" > wrote in message
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>>I was just watching an eposide of "How It's Made" they showed making hot
>>dogs and I was surprised to see that they added HFCS to the mix. Why would
>>you add sugar to a meat product ? The program originates in Canada but I
>>would assume that it is also done in the U.S. , probabaly not here but I
>>will check if they add HFCS or sugar here next time I go shopping.

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> When I was a kid, it was sugar they added. Now here, HFCS is cheaper so
> they use that. My dad always said they added sweeteners and fat to foods
> to give them an addictive quality, especially for children. And things
> that I have read about this seem to bear this out.
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> I don't know what ingredients normally go into a hot dog. That's one food
> that has never appealed to me and even as a child I wouldn't eat them.
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> I do know that plenty of meat has sweetener added. I am thinking of sugar
> cured ham, honey roasted turkey, maple ham or sausages, and even BBQ
> sauce.
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> When I was a child, we read ingredient labels (if they were there) and
> avoided those things with added sugar. Now I also avoid those things with
> HFCS. I do make a few exceptions. Like when I buy BBQ sauce or ketchup.
> But for things like canned vegetables, pasta sauce, etc., I don't want
> sweetener added.
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