On Mar 31, 3:12 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote:
> > sf > wrote:
> >> The place I don't expect added sugar is in canned products like
> >> stewed or diced tomato. I never pinpointed the brand, but
> >> occasionally I'd get one and it ruined whatever I was making.
>
> > Every can of stewed tomatoes I've ever had contained sugar. Although
> > tomatoes naturally contain some sugar, I've never seen diced tomatoes
> > with added sugar.
>
> Wow, thanks for the heads up. I don't use stewed tomatoes often
> but I never noticed the sugar. I'll certainly look next time.
>
AFAIC stewed tomatoes are supposed to have sugar in them, that's what
makes them stewed. Though of course the amount can be overdone. I
remember from my childhood one of the grandmothers making them.
Ingredients were basically tomatoes, sugar, torn up pieces of bread
(probably an extender, as she often did with a lot of things when
money was tight), a little celery. -aem