🧾 What is it?
Hellmann’s Mildly Spicy Ketchup 470 g is a tomato ketchup with a slightly spicy flavour – a classic ketchup enhanced with spices that give it a mild heat. It is designed as a dip, seasoning or spread for a wide range of dishes: chips, burgers, grilled meat, sandwiches or pizza. This product is pasteurised and free from preservatives, and is suitable for vegans and general consumption.
🧪 Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients:
✔️ Water
✔️ Tomato purée (144 g of tomatoes per 100 g of ketchup)
✔️ Sugar
✔️ Tomato fibre (10 %)
✔️ Spirit
vinegar
✔️ Table salt
✔️ Dried vegetables (onion, garlic)
✔️ Spices (e.g. cayenne pepper ~0.07 %, black pepper, bay leaf, cloves)
(made with sustainably grown tomatoes ripened in the sun)
Allergens:
✔️ Major allergens such as gluten or milk are not usually declared; always check the label on the specific bottle before use.
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g)
| Ingredient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~387 kJ / ~91 kcal |
| Fat | < 0.5 g |
| – of which saturated | < 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~20 g |
| – of which sugars | ~19 g |
| Protein | ~1.3 g |
| Salt | ~1.8 g |
| (Nutritional information according to the manufacturer/product labelling.) |
➡️ Serving size 15 g (1 tablespoon): approx. 14 kcal – suitable for quickly monitoring your intake.
🍴 Taste and use
✔️ Flavour: a balanced tomato flavour with a subtle heat from cayenne pepper and spices – not overly hot, but with a pleasant, spicy kick.
✔️ Texture: medium-thick ketchup consistency, mixes well with other ingredients.
Recommended uses:
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🍟 Dip: with chips, vegetables or fried foods
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🍔 Seasoning: for burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches
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🍗 Grilled meat: ribs, chicken, pork
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🍕 Sauce: a slightly spicy addition to pizza or pasta
📦 Storage
➡️ Before opening, store at room temperature (+4 °C to +25 °C).
➡️ Once opened, keep in the fridge (+4–8 °C) and use within approximately 3 months for best quality.
🧠 Summary
Hellmann’s Mildly Spicy Ketchup 470 g is a lightly spicy tomato ketchup with no preservatives, combining high-quality tomatoes with subtle spices for a pleasantly tangy flavour. It’s a great accompaniment to chips, grilled meat, sandwiches and other dishes where you want a little more flavour and a touch of spice than you’d get from classic ketchup.
🍅 Tip: Mix this ketchup with a little mayonnaise and chilli flakes for a quick, spicy dip to go with chips!
