On 8/30/2010 4:06 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, > wrote:
>>>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no
>>>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to
>>>> buy that stuff from now on.
>>>
>>> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's
>>> always a showstopper for me.
>>>
>> I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato
>> products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the
>> last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house
>> brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it
>> by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious.
>
> Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes.
> Ingredients a
>
> Tomatoes
> Tomato juice
> Citric Acid

Citric acid is added to increase the pH of the tomatoes as many modern
tomatoes are low acid.

> Calcium Chloride

Added to increase the crispness of the tomatoes, without the Calcium
Chloride they would be soft to the palate.
>
> No sugar. :-)