Aldi Ketchup Vs. Heinz (Which is Best?)

With grocery shopping bills on the rise and more and more of us swapping to cheaper supermarket brands, I’ve been comparing various products to see if it’s worth the swap and if big-name brands are any better nutritionally when compared to the cheaper version.

In this article, I’ll be comparing Aldi brand Ketchup (Bramwells) head-to-head against big brand favorite Heinz to discover the actual difference between ingredients, nutrition, and cost.

Find out the winner of the most categories later in this article (you might be surprised!) and take part in our poll to tell us which ketchup you prefer.

Ingredients Comparision

When we compare the ingredients of the two ketchup varieties, it’s clear that they’re both relatively similar with the same amount of tomato per 100g of ketchup and the same key ingredients, including vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.

Each brand uses its own unique brand of herbs, spices, and natural flavorings, which give each ketchup its unique taste.

Aldi Tomato Ketchup Ingredients	Heinz Tomato Ketchup Ingredients
Tomatoes (53%), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Spices, Natural Flavourings. (Made with 148g of tomatoes per 100g of ketchup).	Tomatoes (148g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Spice and Herb Extracts (contain Celery), Spice

Aldi Ketchup Vs. Heinz Nutritional Comparison

We’ll now look at the nutritional comparison for each ketchup; for clarification, I’ll be comparing Aldi Brand Bramwells tomato ketchup against Original Heinz Ketchup.

The comparison will be per weight of each ketchup to keep things fair and accurate.

Best for Calorie Content

Starting with the calorie comparison, as you can see from the chart below, both brands of ketchup are similar, but Heinz wins the category as it contains 2kcal less per serving when compared to Aldi ketchup.

Ketchup Type	Calories Per 100g	Calories Per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	110kcal	17kcal
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	102kcal	15kcal

Best for Carbohydrate Content

When it comes to carbohydrates, both ketchup brands are almost identical, with Aldi ketchup containing slightly more per 100g; however, this is a nominal amount.

Ketchup Type	Carbohydrates Per 100g	Carbohydrates Per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	23.6g	3.5g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	23.2g	3.5g

Best for Sugar Content

Tomato ketchup is known for being a high sugar product, and both brands are very similar when it comes to sugar content.

Aldi ketchup is slightly lower in sugar per serving at 0.1g less per 15g of ketchup again, this is a nominal amount, and there is little difference between the two.

Ketchup Type	Sugars Per 100g	Sugars Per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	22.3g	3.3g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	22.8g	3.4g

Best for Protein Content

Neither ketchup is particularly high in protein, but if this is a consideration for you, Aldi ketchup is slightly higher in protein per 100g, but this is a tiny difference, and they’re basically the same per serving.

Ketchup Type	Protein Per 100g	Protein Per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	1.4g	0.2g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	1.2g	0.2g

Best for Fat Content

Both kinds of ketchup are very low in fat, and each brand has reported the fat content differently, and it’s difficult to know if one is better than the other, so when it comes to fat content, Aldi ketchup and Heinz are both winners.

Ketchup Type	Fat Per 15g Serving	Saturated Fat per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	<0.5g	<0.1g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	Trace	Trace

Best for Fiber Content

Ketchup isn’t a high fiber food product, and although Aldi ketchup contains a tiny amount per serving, there’s no data for Heinz ketchup, so we can’t judge a winner of this category.

Ketchup Type	Dietary Fibre Per 100g	Dietary Fibre per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	2.3g	0.3g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	No data	No data

Best for Sodium/Salt Content

Salt is added to tomato ketchup to enhance the flavor, so it doesn’t taste bland; both Aldi and Heinz ketchup contain similar amounts of salt per serving, but between the two, Heinz ketchup has slightly more.

Ketchup Type	Sodium/Salt Per 100g	Sodium/Salt per 15g Serving
Aldi Tomato Ketchup	1.6g	0.24g
Heinz Tomato Ketchup	1.8g	0.3g

Best for Flavor/Texture

Each brand of ketchup has a different flavor because of the different blends of herbs and spices used to give them a unique taste.

In our house, we like the flavor of the spices in Aldi ketchup, although it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

So to get an impartial opinion of which is the best for flavor, we need to run a poll to find out which brand you like best.

Please, vote in the poll below to tell future readers and us which ketchup you prefer, and once you vote, the winner so far will be revealed (no personal information is required).

Best for Price

When it comes to price, unsurprisingly, Aldi tomato ketchup costs less than Heinz when you compare them weight-for-weight.

At the time of writing this article, a 560g bottle of Aldi Bramwells ketchup costs 62p, which is 11p per 100g of product compared to Heinz ketchup which costs an average of £2.30 for a 460g bottle, which is 50p per 100g.

Based on this information, you can buy nearly four bottles of Aldi ketchup for the same price as a smaller bottle of Heinz ketchup.

Overall Winner

All categories are now compared, and the winner of the best ketchup for nutrition and cost between Aldi and Heinz is – Aldi Ketchup.

Both kinds of ketchup are very similar when it comes to ingredients and have the same tomato content per weight, but Aldi just wins it by being slightly better for sugar, protein, and salt content as well as being much lower in cost.

It’s worth noting that this was a very close contest, and it really comes down to which one you like the taste of the most.

If you like Aldi ketchup and you’re looking to reduce your shopping bills, then it’s definitely worth the money-saving switch.

Comparison Category	Winner (Aldi Ketchup or Heinz)
Best for Calorie Content	Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Best for Carbohydrate Content	Heinz Tomato Ketchup (nominal difference)
Best for Sugar Content	Aldi Tomato Ketchup
Best for Protein Content	Aldi Tomato Ketchup
Best for Fat Content	Joint Winners
Best for Fiber Content	Incomplete data
Best for Salt Content	Aldi Tomato Ketchup
Best for Price	Aldi Tomato Ketchup
Overall Winner For Nutrition & Cost	Aldi Tomato Ketchup