Tomato paste ingredients

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"Randal Oulton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi, I'm in Canada. In January, I will be having a diabetic guest for a month that I have to cook
for. Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar? The tins I got from Costo have
on them no nutritional or ingredient information.

Many thanks.

(p.s. I say "added sugar" because I know tomatoes naturally have their own sugar.)

(Randal Oulton) said:

Hi, I'm in Canada. In January,

No one cares.

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I will be having a diabetic guest for a month

Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar?

Tomato contains substantial sugar naturally, and since tomato is a natuarl product its sugar content
naturally varies... therefore what would it matter if there were a fewn sugar milligrams more or
less... so do you intend to feed your guest tomato paste every day for the entire month, don't you
think that would be kinda boring? Btw, your guest is kinda lucky to be diabetic, in light of the
fact that his host is mentally retarded.

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LIMEYNO1 said:

"Randal Oulton" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Quoted message said:

Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar? The tins I got from Costo have on
them no nutritional or ingredient information.

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You can check at nal.usda.govnut search.plOpen ↗ and just enter your product it
will give the info you need.

The USDA site is one of my favorites, but doesn't have the equivalent of ingredient labels.

I just looked at 2 different brands (not Heinz) of tomato paste that have ingredients listed as
'tomato paste, citric acid' and 'tomato paste, spice, flavors, citric acid.' I'm guessing that if
there were sugar, it'd be mentioned.

No ingrededient labeling in Canada??

Randal Oulton said:

Hi, I'm in Canada. In January, I will be having a diabetic guest for a month that I have to cook
for. Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar? The tins I got from Costo have
on them no nutritional or ingredient information.

Many thanks.

(p.s. I say "added sugar" because I know tomatoes naturally have their own sugar.)

The thing about cooking for a diabetic is, watch the carbs, not just the sugar. It also depends on
whether or not your guest is on insulin or diet-controlled.

My fiance is diabetic and is on an exchange diet, which is pretty much what they do with Weight
Watchers. Any good diabetic cookbook will tell you the exchange rates for carbs and sugar.

Tomato paste should be fine, but you know, it's perfectly okay to ask your guest what he/she can or
cannot eat. In fact, they will probably thank you for it.

Jill

"Randal Oulton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi, I'm in Canada. In January, I will be having a diabetic guest for a month that I have to cook
for. Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar? The tins I got from Costo have
on them no nutritional or ingredient information.

Many thanks.

(p.s. I say "added sugar" because I know tomatoes naturally have their own sugar.)

Randal, you're being very considerate of your guest's health issue. However, it's carbohydrates from
*all* sources that are problematic for diabetics; sugar is just one very small part of that. A baked
potato, or even fruit, can spike blood sugar as badly as a brownie. Anything that has carbs, whether
or not it has sugar, needs to be factored into a diabetic's meal plan. (By the way, sugar is no
longer forbidden to a diabetic.) Foods that are touted as "sugar-free" are not always a better
choice; some of them have more carbs than the sugar-laden version, so reading labels is a must. Many
diabetics, when given a choice, would rather have a small portion of the real thing.

Your best bet is to find out how many carbohydrates your guest is allowed per meal; your planning
will become much easier then.

You may want to use a search engine to check out some low-carb web sites for some ideas. I hope your
guest appreciates your efforts - it's a nice thing for you to do! :-)

Karen Type 2 diabetic

Cookie, Cookie, Cookie.....

Such an ignorant reply. I'm guessing that your discharge from the Navy was a dishonorable one.

High blood glucose levels can include confusion, headache,tingling to the fingers or tongue, buzzing
in the ears, elevated pulse, unusual hunger and trembling hands. Persistently high blood sugar
levels brought on by episodic ingestion of high levels of sugars and carbohydrates can lead to long-
term complications such as accelerated development of cataracts, diabetic retinopathy,
cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy and foot problems.

Why would you call diabetes a lucky condition to have?

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(Randal Oulton) said:

[snip]................ therefore what would it matter if

there were a fewn sugar milligrams more or less... so do you intend to

feed

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your guest tomato paste every day for the entire month, don't you think

that

Quoted message said:

would be kinda boring? Btw, your guest is kinda lucky to be diabetic, in

light

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of the fact that his host is mentally retarded.

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Frogleg said:

No ingrededient labeling in Canada??

Not like in the States. It is not mandatory to label things up here.

If I may. I'm a diabetic and the last thing that I want hosts to do is rearrange the menu
to suit me.

Most if not all diabetics know what they can eat and what they need to avoid. Personally, I
prefer meals where I can vary the portions (for example, how much sauce to add, how large of a
portion I choose).

Please keep in mind that a diabetic is concerned with total intake of carbohydrates, not just sugar.

And, sugar free Jello or Jello Pudding is a welcomed treat (at least to me).

Cheers

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Hi, I'm in Canada. In January, I will be having a diabetic guest for a month that I have to cook
for. Can anyone tell me if Heinz Tomato paste contains added sugar? The tins I got from Costo have
on them no nutritional or ingredient information.

Many thanks.

(p.s. I say "added sugar" because I know tomatoes naturally have their own sugar.)

jP said:

PENMART01 said:

[vomit masquerading as heiroglyphics]

Why would you call diabetes a lucky condition to have?

Because it's better than having your brain removed and replaced with a bent pizza slicer.

--Blair "Sheldon's so bitter about that."