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On 8/30/2010 7:16 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:43:05 -0700, Dan > wrote:
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>> Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional
>> part of the label?
>>
>> Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is
>> added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid
>> (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't
>> taste very sweet.

>
> It's listed in the "ingredients" portion. The nutritional part says
> Sodium: 20mg
> Sugars: 5g
>
> That's one teaspoon of sugar. I can live with it.
>

Most of that sugar comes from the tomatoes themselves

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:57:11 -0500, Janet Wilder
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> On 8/30/2010 7:16 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:43:05 -0700, Dan > wrote:
> >
> >> Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional
> >> part of the label?
> >>
> >> Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is
> >> added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid
> >> (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't
> >> taste very sweet.

> >
> > It's listed in the "ingredients" portion. The nutritional part says
> > Sodium: 20mg
> > Sugars: 5g
> >
> > That's one teaspoon of sugar. I can live with it.
> >

> Most of that sugar comes from the tomatoes themselves


Thanks for confirming.

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